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Africa: WHO Releases First-Ever List of Health-Threatening Fungi
WHO, 27 October 2022
WHO today published a report highlighting the first-ever list of fungal "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of the 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public… Read more »
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Africa: "A Network to See River Blindness Gone"
WHO, 20 October 2022
A new WHO network is aiming to ensure that onchocerciasis will soon be gone, in line with the targets set out in the 2030 Road map for neglected tropical diseases. Read more »
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WHO, 19 October 2022
A strained global supply of cholera vaccines has obliged the International Coordinating Group (ICG) -- the body which manages emergency supplies of vaccines -- to temporarily… Read more »
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Africa: Sustaining Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance - A Case Series Of Country Experiences
WHO, 17 October 2022
The World Bank and the WHO published a case series of country experiences in recognition of the collaborative need to better support countries as they strive to address the growing… Read more »
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WHO, 17 October 2022
Today, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe announced that it has approved the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV… Read more »
WHO Targets Deadly Fungi, River Blindness and Cholera
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a report highlighting the first-ever list of fungal "priority pathogens" that represent the greatest threat to public health.
Fungal pathogens are a major threat to public health as they are becoming increasingly common and resistant to treatment - with only four classes of antifungal medicines currently available, and few candidates in the clinical pipeline. Most fungal pathogens lack rapid and sensitive diagnostics and those that exist, are not widely available or affordable, globally.
This comes as a new WHO network is aiming to ensure that onchocerciasis - a parasitic tropical disease that affects the skin and eyes - will soon be gone, in line with the targets set out in the 2030 Road Map for neglected tropical diseases.
Additionally, the International Coordinating Group to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera outbreak response campaigns - reverting to a single-dose approach instead, due to a strained global supply of cholera vaccines.
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