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Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, said:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that amid an ongoing resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, hospitals across the country seem to be filling up.Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the ...
The current list of priority pathogens that will be revised by WHO, incudes Covid-19, Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease, Lassa fever, MERS and SARS, Zika and Disease X.
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 22): The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority pathogens—agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics—to guide global investment, research and development (R&D), especially in vaccines, tests and treatments. In a statement on Monday (Nov 21), WHO said it is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as “Disease X.” Disease X is included to indicate an unknown pathogen that could cause a serious international epidemic.
The list of priority pathogens will help researchers identify where they need to invest energy and funds to develop tests, treatments and vaccines.