German hospitals receive digital health boost
From this month, public hospitals in Germany can apply for government funding for projects to boost digital health, cybersecurity, and…
Author: GHealth News
WHO experts tweet from Wuhan quarantine ahead of mission into virus origins
It’s a question that has generated yearlong discord between China and the West: how did this virus that plunged the…
The Japanese authorities understood covid-19 better than most
When the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship suffering from an outbreak of covid-19, arrived in Japan in February, it seemed like…
First long-acting HIV treatment approved in Europe
By: Hannah Balfour The European Commission approval of the long-acting injectable HIV treatment could transform the lives of people living…
WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access
The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the…
The leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health…
The threat of antibiotic resistance — in charts
Andrew Jack and Chris Campbell Overuse of antibiotics by humans and in the farming of meat and fish is driving…
Asia Today: Japan, S.Korea set new daily records, mull steps
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s daily coronavirus cases have exceeded 3,000 for the first time while the government delays stricter measures…
Italy’s staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions
ROME (AP) — Italy is reclaiming a record that nobody wants — the most coronavirus deaths in Europe — after…
Latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is declared over, with lessons for COVID-19
“This great achievement shows that together we can overcome any health challenge”, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director General, wrote in…