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Air pollution, a public health emergency

Why does WHO consider air pollution a public health emergency? If you live in a highly polluted area does COVID-19 affect you differently? WHO’s Dr Maria Neira explains in Science in 5.

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Are you a misinformation detective?

Get ready to ask, “Who, what, when, where and why?” with this new collection of kahoots from WHO on Kahoot! Academy! Learn about misinformation and build media literacy skills.

Treatment centre in a box and other new ideas

A treatment centre that can be set up within hours, a kit to convert a regular vehicle into an ambulance, ultra-cold chain and solar energy technologies, and a basecamp for emergency responders. These are all ideas that could speed up emergency response and save lives.

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WHO prequalifies first monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19

Aiming to increase access to recommended treatments for COVID-19, WHO added tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody, to its list of prequalified treatments for COVID-19. To date, six COVID-19 treatments have been prequalified by WHO.

South Africa's mRNA hub progress is foundation for self-reliance

The central aim is to develop a training facility where mRNA technology is developed to the scale required for mass production of vaccines and then for that full package of technology to be transferrable to multiple recipients in low- and middle-income countries.

France and WHO sign new agreement to reinforce health systems

The Government of France and WHO announced a new €50 million contribution agreement that will help countries’ health systems overcome bottlenecks in the COVID-19 response and speed up equitable access to testing, treatments and vaccines.