WHO and Medicines Patent Pool announce sublicensing agreement for rapid diagnostic test technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) have today announced a sublicensing agreement between MPP and a Nigerian health technology company...
Safer walking and cycling crucial for road safety and better health
As the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week kicks off around the world under the theme “Make walking and cycling safe,” the World Health...
UN Security Council extends South Sudan mission amid rising instability
Introduced by the United States and supported by 11 other Council members, the resolution extended the mandate of UNMISS until 30 April next year.This...
‘She cries in her sleep’: Deeper crisis looms beneath devastation from Myanmar quake
“I hate earthquakes. Earthquakes took my mother and my aunt away,” five-year-old Khin Yadanar told the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), after both her mother and...
Port Sudan: No let-up in drone attacks as UN chief urges peace
The UN chief warned that any further escalation of the conflict could result in massive civilian casualties and worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation...
