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CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Diabetes Canada warns about products with fake endorsement
Diabetes Canada says it has received hundreds of phone calls about social media ads for medical products claiming to be endorsed by the organization, something it says it never does.
Reuters
20-05-2025
- Health
- Reuters
Countries pledge over $170 million to WHO ahead of US exit
GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - China, Qatar, Switzerland and others pledged over $170 million for the World Health Organization at its assembly on Tuesday, the agency said, and states also accepted a hike in their fees to help offset the expected loss of top donor the United States. "I am grateful to every Member State and partner that has pledged towards the investment round. In a challenging climate for global health, these funds will help us to preserve and extend our life-saving work," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said in a statement.
Reuters
20-05-2025
- Health
- Reuters
WHO says vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Papua New Guinea
May 20 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9. The detection of wild poliovirus or vaccine-derived poliovirus, including from samples taken from healthy children, is considered a serious public health event, WHO said in a statement. It added that the detection of circulating type 2 poliovirus was classified as a "polio outbreak".
