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WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Saturday that the recent outbreak of the monkeypox virus is now a global health emergency.

New WHO Guidance Calls for the Full Decriminalization of Abortion Worldwide

New WHO Guidance Calls for the Full Decriminalization of Abortion Worldwide

A new guidance from the World Health Organization is calling for the complete decriminalization of abortion worldwide.

World’s First Malaria Vaccine Given WHO Approval

World’s First Malaria Vaccine Given WHO Approval

Clinic trials of the newly approved malaria vaccine have an efficacy of about 50 percent against severe cases. That’s a moderate efficacy for a vaccine, but modeling programs show that the vaccine could prevent 5.4 million cases and about 23,000 deaths in children under 5 every single year.

World Health Organization Identifies 'Mu' COVID-19 Strand as 'Variant of Interest'

World Health Organization Identifies 'Mu' COVID-19 Strand as 'Variant of Interest'

The World Health Organization has identified the "mu" strand of COVID-19 as a "variant of interest."

President Trump Issues Official Notice of Withdrawal from the World Health Organization

President Trump Issues Official Notice of Withdrawal from the World Health Organization

This week, President Trump issued an official notice of withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

President Trump Threatens to Permanently Pull WHO Funding

President Trump Threatens to Permanently Pull WHO Funding

On Monday, President Trump issued a warning to the World Health Organization. If the organization does not commit to making improvements, Trump says the U.S. will permanently pull funding.

Donald Trump Announces Decision to End U.S. Funding of the World Health Organization

Donald Trump Announces Decision to End U.S. Funding of the World Health Organization

President Trump announced the decision to end all funding for the World Health Organization. The President noted that the group's decision to put "political correctness over lifesaving measures" led him to make this decision.