Content by World Health Organization
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WHO Report Reveals Gender Inequalities in Health Systems
Work done primarily by women tends to be paid less and have poor working conditions
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WHO Publishes Medically Important Antimicrobials List for Humans
The WHO MIA List supports the optimized use of antimicrobial medicines in human health
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WHO’s Estimates Highlight Growing Global Cancer Burden
The estimates report the disproportionate impact on low-resource settings and the lack of core financial health services
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WHO Extends Deadline for Trans People Health Guideline Feedback
The WHO aims to improve trans and gender-diverse people’s access to quality health care
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WHO to Develop A Guideline for Trans and Gender-Diverse People’s Health
New guideline will provide interventions to increase access and equitable utilization of quality health services
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First WHO Clinical Trials Forum Prioritizes Sustainable Research Infrastructure
Clinical trials in primary health care and hospital settings were a special focus of the forum
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New Hepatitis E, Diabetes Tests Included in WHO’s Essential Diagnostics Lists
EDLs will help countries develop national and international IVD policies to deliver better patient care
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WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Genomics Meets for the First Time
The TAG-G will convene twice–thrice a year, at least once in person, to collaborate and drive the mission
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WHO Launches Comprehensive Web-Based TB Screening Tool
ScreenTB is free for all to use and could help countries track and monitor TB’s spread
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WHO Adds New Vaccine to the Malaria Prevention Arsenal
The R21/Matrix-M vaccine proved to be safe, efficacious, cost-effective, and comparable to RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in clinical trials
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One in Three Men Worldwide Infected with Genital HPV
Human papillomavirus infections are associated with cancers and significant morbidity, and lead to increased transmission rates
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