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WHO regrets RFK decision to cancel funding for mRNA vaccines

Vaccines: WHO targets "significant blow" after RFK announcement

This content was published on Aug 7, 2025 The WHO has criticised the US for halting $500M funding for mRNA vaccines amid health risks.

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The WHO has to close a billion-dollar gap. Can private funding help?

This content was published on Jul 21, 2025 The US withdrawal from the WHO has left it scrambling for funds. Private donors are one solution but come with caveats.

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Prevention and tech could help save billions on Swiss healthcare costs, says Deloitte

This content was published on Jul 13, 2025 By focusing on prevention and technology, it would be possible to reduce Switzerland's healthcare bill by CHF30 billion a year by 2040, according to Deloitte Switzerland.

One in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness

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WHO: one in six people worldwide affected by loneliness

This content was published on Jun 30, 2025 According to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness.

Taiwanese honor guards hold a Taiwan flag at Liberty Square, amid a surge of domestic COVID-19 cases and the rising Taiwan-China tensions, in Taipei, Taiwan, 23 May 2021.

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Fifty years of hurt: Taiwan struggles for Geneva role

This content was published on Jun 6, 2025 Taiwan hasn't been part of the WHO since 1972. One man is trying to change that.

MMR vaccine. Syringe and vial on a counter. This combined vaccine protects infants from three viral diseases: measles, mumps and rubella.

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One paper, 20 years of damage

This content was published on May 30, 2025 Nearly 30 years ago an academic paper wrongly linked autism to a measles vaccine. The impacts are still being felt today.

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Global concern over measles is rising. Should Switzerland worry?

This content was published on May 30, 2025 Measles is making a global comeback. In Switzerland, a crisis is unlikely – but authorities warn a strong vaccination rate remains crucial.

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From pandemics to climate change, can we work together?

This content was published on May 27, 2025 Inside Geneva looks at what collaboration can look like as US pulls out of WHO and climate talks.

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Rare diseases take centre stage at global health summit

This content was published on May 27, 2025 Rare diseases have been recognised as a global health priority for the first time. How could this impact access to life-saving treatment?

Dolores Reyes Fernández, 61, hugs her father, José Reyes Lozano, 87, for the first time in nearly four months as visits resume at the nursing home in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June 22, 2020.

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Pandemic treaty comes as welcome sign of multilateralism

This content was published on May 16, 2025 Can the pandemic treaty withstand the withdrawal of the United States from the WHO?

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