WHO EMRO | Cancer surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a 10-year IARC-WHO collaboration | News

5 March 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In 2024, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean celebrated 10…

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WHO EMRO | Address by Dr Hanan Balkhy Regional Director WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region at the inauguration of the poliovirus environmental surveillance diagnostic laboratory, Oman | News

13 February 2025 Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to join you in inaugurating the Poliovirus Environmental Surveillance Diagnostic Laboratory at the National Polio Laboratory in…

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Google Updates AI Principles, Ditches Commitment to Not Use AI for Weapons and Surveillance

Google updated its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Principles, a document highlighting the company's vision around the technology, on Tuesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant earlier mentioned four application areas where it…

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Sewage Surveillance Might Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Reveals

Research from Virginia Tech has highlighted sewage surveillance as a powerful tool in addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This method, tested across numerous countries, appears more effective than individual testing, particularly…

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