Écrit par WHO | 11 Mai 2015

Today, 9 May 2015, WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission. Forty-two days have passed since the last laboratory-confirmed case was buried on 28 March. The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over.

Interruption of transmission is a monumental achievement for a country that reported the highest number of deaths in the largest, longest, and most complex outbreak...

Écrit par WHO | 11 Mai 2015

Dr Margaret Chan
Director-General of the World Health Organization

Opening remarks at a WHO Ebola research and development forum
11 May 2015

Distinguished scientists, representatives of industry, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen,

Good morning and a warm welcome to this high-level meeting. I thank you for your time and expertise.

The Ebola R&D effort has mobilised...

Écrit par WHO | 11 Mai 2015

Liberia conducts first polio, measles immunizations since Ebola outbreak.

MONROVIA, May 8 – A week-long campaign to vaccinate more than 600,000 children against polio and measles kicks off today in Liberia, led by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and supported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health...

Écrit par WHO | 11 Mai 2015

Geneva, 8 May 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today published the new edition of its Model List of  Essential Medicines) which includes ground-breaking new treatments for hepatitis C, a variety of cancers (including breast cancer and leukaemia) and multi-drug resistant  tuberculosis (TB), among others.  The move opens the way to improve  access to innovative medicines that...