The 2022-23 global mpox outbreak happened despite repeated calls from African researchers for increased global investment in diagnostic, therapeutic and infection prevention tools for mpox.

This study, conducted by researchers including those from the University of Oxford, UK, indicates a 17 percent increase in mortality compared to 2019 and is 1.5 times higher than estimates by the World Health Organisation.

From the risks of war to environmental destruction and pandemics, no single country can independently safeguard its population against the most serious shared threats to humanity.

The 77th World Health Assembly has approved amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) following the COVID-19 pandemic. These amendments, based on 300 proposals from member countries, are aimed at enhancing countries' preparedness and response to Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC) and Pandemic Emergencies (PE).

WHO's Regional Director for South-East Asia, Saima Wazed, emphasized the need to work harder to overcome the challenges of malaria.

India registered 2.98 crore hepatitis B cases in 2022 while the number of hepatitis C infections stood at 55 lakh.