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  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Disease control and prevention
    Monkeypox thought to be mutating faster than anticipated, study finds

    WHO debates raising classification of outbreak as some authorities widen eligibility for vaccines

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    WHO set to back use of Covid variant-specific vaccines as third shot

    Recommendation by health agency advisory group marks shift in thinking of global health authorities

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    North Korea
    WHO says North Korea’s Covid outbreak worsening despite Pyongyang’s claims

    UN health agency has repeatedly offered technical and medical assistance

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Special ReportFT Health: Future of Antibiotics
    Diagnostic tests a crucial tool in fight against antibiotic resistance

    Identifying conditions can prevent inappropriate drug use, but there are barriers to progress in poorer regions

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Anjana Ahuja
    When it comes to monkeypox, we must look to history

    Universal smallpox vaccination may not be necessary but complacency is not an option in viral outbreaks

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Tedros re-elected as director-general of World Health Organization

    Former Ethiopian minister faces difficult task of rebuilding trust in global health body

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Disease control and prevention
    EU health agency advises member states to plan for monkeypox jabs

    Programmes would use smallpox vaccine and immunise close contacts of confirmed cases

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China attacks ‘irresponsible’ WHO criticism of its zero-Covid policy

    Beijing censors silence online debate about health body’s claim that tough approach is unsustainable

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    WHO chief warns that China’s zero-Covid strategy is not sustainable

    New modelling underscores country’s vulnerability because of faltering vaccination drive

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Coronavirus far deadlier than official count, WHO estimate suggests

    Health body says 15mn people died by the end of 2021, nearly three times official death toll

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Bill Gates calls for global surveillance team to spot pandemic threats

    The philanthropist urges world leaders to increase spending to improve preparedness for health threats

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Pollution
    Almost all the world’s population breathes harmful air, says WHO

    New database reveals 99% of people on the planet are exposed to air pollution above safe limits

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    The Big Read
    Will ‘open-source’ vaccines narrow the inequality gap exposed by Covid?

    WHO-backed scheme to create mRNA vaccines aims to erase the unfair distribution of jabs during the pandemic

  • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
    ExplainerCoronavirus pandemic
    How can genomic sequencing spot the next coronavirus variant?

    Discovery of new strain that combines elements of Delta and Omicron shows importance of surveillance

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    Anjana Ahuja
    When do we declare the Covid pandemic over?

    Shutting off the siren of a global public health emergency is no simple matter

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Moderna vows never to enforce Covid jab patents in policy U-turn

    Switch in US company’s stance follows criticism over vaccine inequality in low- and middle-income nations

  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Crude price jumps on talk of US oil ban as Russia steps up shelling of civilian areas

    Brent soars to highest level since 2008 as Ukraine warns Moscow planning attack on Odesa

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    Pharmaceuticals sector
    WHO creates training hub to boost pharmaceutical production in poor countries

    Facility in South Korea is part of global health body’s drive to prepare for future crises

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    EU to provide €125mn to help Covid vaccine distribution in Africa

    Donation a fraction of $5.2bn Covax said it needs this year to pay for medical accessories

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    ‘Pandemic vs endemic’ sets up two conflicting Covid endgames

    Scientists and politicians locked in debate over when the world moves on from virus

  • Friday, 21 January, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    WHO gives green light to wider use of Covid vaccine boosters

    Advisers recommend use of a third shot but want vulnerable people to have priority

  • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
    Special ReportThe World 2022
    Pandemic exposes a world of healthcare inequalities

    The poor are continuing to bear the brunt of Covid-19

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    WHO says too early to treat Covid as endemic, predicts half of Europe could get infected

    Warnings follow Spanish PM’s call for change in approach to handling the pandemic

  • Monday, 3 January, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The world must learn to live with Covid this year

    There is a good chance the global impact of coronavirus will ease

  • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Global Omicron surge drives cases to record highs in 20 countries

    Uptick in infections across four continents puts health systems under strain but South Africa reports passing peak

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