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US officially exits WHO, citing COVID-19 pandemic management failure
The US has officially left the World Health Organization, citing mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking concerns about global health collaboration and future US involvement.
Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system
Israel must leave World Health Organization, Knesset's new health committee chair says
Israel must confront the growing economic toll of depression - opinion
Uganda health ministry confirms Ebola outbreak
A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.
Cholera outbreak in Syria poses serious threat - UN
Many Syrians are reliant on unsafe water sources due to the destruction of water infrastructure after over a decade of war.
Herzog denounces politicization of World Health Assembly
"Such resolutions, based on falsehoods and ulterior motives, damage the work and reputation of this distinguished body, while negatively impacting on health cooperation in the region," he said.
Israel to host WHO European regional conference for the first time
During the conference, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will sign cooperation agreements in the field of health with Germany, Croatia, Cyprus and Kazakhstan.
Oxford malaria vaccine data bodes well for effort to fight disease
Oxford says its vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, is likely more effective than Mosquirix in preventing the disease that kills about 600,000 a year.
What is the mystery pneumonia that killed three in Argentina?
Testing has ruled out coronavirus, influenza, hantavirus and about 30 other possible causes. Here's what we know.
Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe, WHO says
The rollout of Bavarian Nordic's monkeypox vaccine has been affected by limited supply of the shot.
New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo -national medical institute
The country has recorded 14 outbreaks since 1976. The 2018-2020 outbreak in the east was Congo's largest and the second largest ever recorded, with nearly 3,500 total cases.
Smuggling of fake medicine into Israel foiled as part of international operation
The successful operation was part of an international effort led by Interpol, Europol, the World Customs Organization and the World Health Organization.
Inside the super-secure Swiss lab trying to stop the next pandemic
Spiez Lab's exterior provides no hint of the high-stakes work inside, its angular architecture resembles European university buildings erected in the 1970s.
