WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines

The World Health Organization launched on  Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of  children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bid to improve  lagging survival rates. The first medicines were being delivered to Mongolia and Uzbekistan, the WHO  said, with further shipments planned for Ecuador,

WHO launches global online platform for medical device information

World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), the first global open access clearing house for information on medical devices. It is designed to support governments, regulators and users in their decision-making on selection, procurement and use of medical devices for diagnostics, testing and