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Public consultation of experts to join the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Roadmap: Meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care guidelines

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In response, WHO, together with global partners and experts, took the leadership in developing a global strategy that sets forth a vision and roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030. In November 2020, this global roadmap on meningitis was approved by the Seventy-Third World Health Assembly (resolution WHA73.9).

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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

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Even after microbiologists discovered the bacterium that causes the illness in 1882, it wasn’t until the 1920s that researchers were able to develop a vaccine for TB. These breakthroughs have significantly curbed cases, with vaccination reducing the odds of death by 74 percent. tuberculosis , to develop the vaccine.

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Sanofi launches €3 million Planet Mobilization fund to support employees’ environmental projects

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Sanofi Aims for Carbon Neutrality Sanofi has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 in line with limiting global warming to 1.5°C C and is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050. More on Sanofi’s environmental management and achievements: [link].

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Sanofi expands its social commitments, creates nonprofit unit to provide poorest countries with access to essential medicines

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In this context, Sanofi, the only pharmaceutical company that keeps developing and supplying treatments for African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, has committed itself alongside the WHO to eliminate this neglected tropical disease in humans by 2030. Zero plastic packaging for vaccines and ecodesign of products.

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First-ever global commitment to eliminate a cancer

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WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Meeting the following targets by 2030 will place all countries on the path toward elimination: 90% of girls fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by 15 years of age.

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World Rabies Day: Boehringer Ingelheim fights rabies misconceptions

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Today on World Rabies Day, we commemorate the death of Pasteur who developed the primary rabies vaccine, laying the foundations for rabies prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an upsurge of anti-vax and anti-science movements, yet vaccination and awareness can save lives.

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WHO/UNICEF have started the Immunization Annual Data Collection Process

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Since 1997, WHO and UNICEF have jointly collected information on immunization programmes and vaccine-preventable diseases. In 2020, WHO Member States endorsed the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), where eJRF data is used to report on the monitoring and evaluation framework that guides immunization strategies at global and regional levels.

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