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Nilotinib is a twice-daily oral medication used to treat chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), and it is included on the World Health Organization (WHO) Essential Medicines List.

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🔴Data from 194 countries shows that less than half the countries have a national physical activity policy, and only 30% have physical activity guidelines for all age groups, says World Health Organization (WHO).

British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) | @Discovery_SA | SAMRC

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Can the world eradicate polio?

EndPolioNow | World Health Organization (WHO) | Hans Kluge | Rotary International | Dr Siddhartha Dutta | Catherine Russell | Catherine Smallwood

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👉Vaccine innovators and manufacturers have acknowledged that during COVID-19 efforts to achieve equitable access were not fully realized. Is it enough?

IFPMA | I Am Biotech | The People's Vaccine | Pfizer Inc. | World Health Organization (WHO)

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As countries fail to promote physical activity, a South African study links exercise to #COVIDVaccine efficacy
Discovery Vitality
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The window of opportunity to eradicate polio is now, say WHO/Europe leaders.

“The fight against polio has demonstrated the wonders of immunization,' Hans Kluge said. “But until polio is eradicated, every country will remain at risk.'

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Vaccine industry supports IFPMA future #pandemics proposal, but The People's Vaccine alliance condemns it as a 'power grab'.
#BerlinDeclaration
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Common cancers that can be treated successfully when they’re detected early – breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate – are causing high mortality in low and middle-income countries.

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'Our mission is straightforward, we aim to transform scientifically sound recommendations into concrete laws,' says Ricardo B. Leite.

UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health | World Health Organization (WHO)

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➡️ World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed over 220 cholera cases in Haiti.
➡️ Unsafe water is one of the main causes of the spread of cholera.
➡️Hospitals in Port-au-Prince will need to shut down if fuel and vital medical supplies aren’t made available.

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Read SID and AMR Think Do Tank's new report‘Untangling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), The Legacy Of An Unhealthy Development Model’ highlighting why AMR is possibly the greatest global crisis in public health today. #AMR #OneHealth
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With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, World Health Organization (WHO) recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people.

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👉A more empowered World Health Organization (WHO), stronger health local systems & better surveillance are key to protecting the world against future pandemics, according to panelists at the World Health Summit.

Helen Clark | Prof. Karl Lauterbach | Mike Ryan | Lawrence Gostin

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As the parallel crises of hunger, violence, and cholera collide, whether Haiti’s hospitals survive the fuel shortage will determine the lives of thousands of Haitians.

MSF International | World Food Programme

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