world news Rare diseases a cause for concern for Europe’s health service There are 6-8 thousand rare diseases and there is no effective cure existing against most of them according to EURORDIS, the European Organisation 28/02/2016
world news Zika virus continues to spread as pregnant women are advised to avoid traveling to Latin America El Salvador is the latest country in Latin America to be put on alert over the “mosquito-borne Zika virus”:#ZikaVirus: Women in El Salvador advised 22/01/2016
South Korea South Korea's President cancels planned US visit as more deaths from MERS are announced The President of South Korea has cancelled this weekend's planned visit to the US as two more deaths from MERS are announced. 10/06/2015
France L’Institut Pasteur files case over 2,000 mising samples of SARS virus L’Institut Pasteur has filed a case to the prosecutor of Paris to investigate the disappearance of more than 2,000 vials containing samples of the 15/04/2014
world news WHO says new meningococcal vaccine "acceptable" for use by UN organisations The vaccine Menomune®, which is designed to prevent invasive meningococcal disease, has been pre-qualified by the World Health Organization 03/09/2013
