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WHO wishes you a happy and healthy 2022

Omicron variant

What do we know about the Omicron variant so far? WHO's Dr Maria Van Kerkhove provides updates on the severity, transmissibility, symptoms and ways to protect yourself in Science in 5.

WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for NVX-CoV2373, expanding the basket of WHO-validated vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Dr Ayoade Alakija appointed WHO special envoy for the ACT-Accelerator

Dr Alakija joins former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, WHO’s current Special Envoy for ACT-A, in this role.

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10th Global Conference on Health Promotion

On 13-15 December 2021, WHO held the 10th Global Conference on Health Promotion. Discussions focused on the contributions that health promotion can make to well-being in the broad areas of people, the planet and prosperity.

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

The Ebola outbreak that erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province in October – the second in 2021 – was declared over, the national health authorities announced after no new cases were reported at the end of a 42-day countdown.