World Health Organization Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on September 6, 2014 - 10:13 GMT

Statement on the WHO Consultation on potential Ebola therapies and vaccines

After 2 days of discussion on potential Ebola therapies and vaccines, more than 150 participants, representing the fields of research and clinical investigation, ethics, legal, regulatory, financing, and data collection, identified several therapeutic and …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on September 4, 2014 - 18:16 GMT

First WHO report on suicide prevention

4 SEPTEMBER 2014 ¦ GENEVA - More than 800 000 people die by suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds, according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention, published today. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on September 3, 2014 - 18:32 GMT

Ebola situation in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

The Minister of Health of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, has now reported 3 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease in Port Harcourt, the country’s oil hub. Additional suspected cases are being investigated. Background on the Port Harcourt index case Ebola virus …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on September 2, 2014 - 18:16 GMT

Virological analysis: no link between Ebola outbreaks in west Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo

Results from virus sequencing of samples from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were received last night. The virus is the Zaire strain, in a lineage most closely related to a virus from the 1995 Ebola outbreak in Kikwit, DRC …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 29, 2014 - 18:25 GMT

WHO issues roadmap to scale up international response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa

WHO is issuing today a roadmap to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa. The aim is to stop ongoing Ebola transmission worldwide within 6–9 months, while rapidly managing the consequences of …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 28, 2014 - 10:30 GMT

WHO calls for stronger action on climate-related health risks

27 August 2014 ¦ GENEVA - Previously unrecognized health benefits could be realized from fast action to reduce climate change and its consequences. For example, changes in energy and transport policies could save millions of lives annually from diseases …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 25, 2014 - 18:07 GMT

Unprecedented number of medical staff infected with Ebola

The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa is unprecedented in many ways, including the high proportion of doctors, nurses, and other health care workers who have been infected. To date, more than 240 health care workers have developed the disease …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 24, 2014 - 18:21 GMT

WHO-deployed health worker receiving care after testing positive for Ebola

WHO is working to ensure an international health worker who is deployed for the Organization in Sierra Leone and has contracted Ebola receives the best care possible including the option of medical evacuation to another care facility if necessary. …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 22, 2014 - 18:18 GMT

Why the Ebola outbreak has been underestimated

The magnitude of the Ebola outbreak, especially in Liberia and Sierra Leone, has been underestimated for a number of reasons. Many families hide infected loved ones in their homes. As Ebola has no cure, some believe infected loved ones will be more …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 21, 2014 - 18:11 GMT

Anecdotal evidence about experimental therapies

Clinicians working in Liberia have informed WHO that 2 doctors and 1 nurse have now received the experimental Ebola therapy, ZMapp. The nurse and one of the doctors show a marked improvement. The condition of the second doctor is serious but has improved …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 19, 2014 - 18:08 GMT

No early end to the Ebola outbreak

The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa continues to escalate, with 1975 cases and 1069 deaths reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. No new cases have been detected in Nigeria following the importation of a case in an air …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 19, 2014 - 18:08 GMT

Ebola situation in Nigeria and Guinea: encouraging signs

The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa continues to evolve, with cases confirmed in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. At present, no cases have been confirmed anywhere else in the world outside these 4 countries. Nigeria The situation …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 18, 2014 - 18:30 GMT

Statement on travel and transport in relation to Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak

The current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak is believed to have begun in Guinea in December 2013. This outbreak now involves community transmission in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and recently an ill traveller from Liberia infected a small number of …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 18, 2014 - 10:36 GMT

World Humanitarian Day: WHO calls for protection of health workers in conflicts, disasters

18 August 2014 ¦ GENEVA - As major emergencies around the globe increase in scale, complexity and frequency, WHO is calling for an end to the targeting of health workers in conflicts and other humanitarian crises, which represent a breach of the …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 16, 2014 - 10:54 GMT

Barriers to rapid containment of the Ebola outbreak

The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa continues to evolve in alarming ways, with no immediate end in sight. Many barriers stand in the way of rapid containment. The most severely affected countries, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, have only …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 15, 2014 - 18:29 GMT

WHO Ebola news

The scale, duration, and lethality of the Ebola outbreak have generated a high level of public fear and anxiety, which extends well beyond west Africa. Such reactions are understandable, given the high fatality rate and the absence of a vaccine or cure. …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 14, 2014 - 18:24 GMT

WHO: Air travel is low-risk for Ebola transmission

14 August 2014 ¦ GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) today reiterated its position that the risk of transmission of Ebola virus disease during air travel remains low. “Unlike infections such as influenza or tuberculosis, Ebola is not airborne,” …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 12, 2014 - 11:39 GMT

Ethical considerations for use of unregistered interventions for Ebola viral disease (EVD)

West Africa is experiencing the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak of Ebola virus disease in history. Ebola outbreaks can be contained using available interventions like early detection and isolation, contact tracing and monitoring, and …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 8, 2014 - 11:02 GMT

WHO Statement on the Meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee Regarding the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West ...

The first meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)] regarding the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD, or “Ebola”) outbreak in West Africa was held by teleconference on …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on August 6, 2014 - 19:20 GMT

WHO to convene ethical review of experimental treatment for Ebola

Early next week, WHO will convene a panel of medical ethicists to explore the use of experimental treatment in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Currently there is no registered medicine or vaccine against the virus, but there are several …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry