Donald Trump’s decision to slash financial assistance abroad could have disastrous consequences on global health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), millions of lives are at stake. Its general manager, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, sounded the alarm on Monday in Geneva, denouncing the potentially catastrophic effects of these cuts. “Just for the fight against AIDS, … Read more
“At a time when infectious diseases are evolving, the Institut Pasteur must have additional strike force”summarized its director, Yasmine Belkaid, during the official presentation of the “Pasteur 2030” strategic plan, Tuesday January 21. “Global warming, the upheaval of ecosystems, changes in our lifestyles favor epidemics, resistance to antibiotics, the transmission of animal diseases to humans … Read more
At least 597 thousand people died from malaria in 2023, 1.81% less than in 2022, becoming the third consecutive year in which its mortality has decreased after the peak recorded in 2020, according to the new global report on this disease from the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, published this Wednesday, reveals encouraging data … Read more
After almost a hundred years of continued efforts by the Government of Egypt to eradicate malariathe World Health Organization (WHO) certified this Monday that The African country is finally free of this parasitic disease. The director general of the organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, congratulated the Egyptian authorities on this achievement in a statement, and referred … Read more