Bundibugyo virus disease PHEIC - Emergency Use Listing Procedure (EUL) for IVDs. Instructions and requirements for EUL submissions of IVDs for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) nucleic acid detection are being asked to manufacturers for Expression of Interest. lnkd.in/ez4jnD-u

Annual full staff retreat 2026 - Department of Regulation and Prequalification at WHO in Geneva. “Facing challenges with solutions: building robust, resilient and reliable regulatory systems for equitable, affordable and quality-assured access to medical products”

“Facing challenges with solutions: innovation-driven regulation of medical products”, by Rogério Gaspar. substack.com/@rogeriogasp...

Annual report 2025 Department of Regulation and Prequalification World Health Organization (Geneva) The Department of Regulation and Prequalification provides critical functions on prequalification and strengthening regulatory systems. lnkd.in/erEUtQiZ

“(…) These market failures demonstrate why access cannot be treated as an afterthought—or a matter of charity. It must be treated as a core function of the global health system and financed as a global public good.(…)” www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/the-...

Pharmaceutical crime in Europe involves various illegal activities that endanger public health, exploit legitimate supply chains, infringe intellectual property rights, and generate substantial illicit profits. www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...

Don't miss this week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine! A study traces the genetic origins and geographic spread of bed net insecticide resistance in mosquitoes in Africa, an intranasal prophylactic antibody for the flu shows promise in early trials, and more. https://scim.ag/4bFxL5n

The last #UNUINSIGHTS newsletter of 2025 features the new UNU institute on #AI in Italy, an examination of the Youth, Peace and Security (#YPS) agenda and academic and career opportunities from across UNU's global system. Read more: buff.ly/AUJEXnY #UNUat50

Although we may be on the cusp of a major shift in how music is made, achieving excellent results will always require a human approach. @skornhaber.bsky.social on the 10 best albums of 2025:

“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January. Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh

Parents have been expressing concern about their kids’ screen time for years—but what about their grandparents'? @cwarzel.bsky.social on the phone-based retirement:

Some polar-law scholars argue that curbing climate catastrophe may require a radical reimagining of sea ice, Brett Simpson reports:

"The first days of the year can feel like the comedown after too much sparkle. But the calm that follows has its own promise." Rafaela Jinich writes in Time-Travel Thursdays on how to embrace January’s quiet invitation without sinking into the slump.

The ancient, contemplative form of poetry can capture, perhaps better than any other, the muffled quality of chilly afternoons and days spent indoors.

A year ago, it wasn’t clear whether Project 2025 would amount to much. Today, it’s become the Trump era’s most effective policy initiative. In The Atlantic Daily, @dgraham.bsky.social reviews how Project 2025 transformed 2025:

Roberts’ 2025 Supreme Court report invokes founding ideals, calling the Constitution “firm and unshaken.”

Dollar makes a soft start to 2026 after sharpest drop in 8 years reut.rs/4pl23gL

The new mayor promised to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’, saying he would restore faith in the government’s ability to make life better for ordinary people. ft.trib.al/Tz9NGsR

“A daily grind of negative news makes it hard to remember everything that happened in a given year,” the Editorial Board writes. Continuing our tradition of using yearend to reflect on moments of hope, here are 25 events during 2025 that renewed our sense of optimism. https://wapo.st/4sc7pxu

Just published (pages 6-11) lnkd.in/eY8bQ9GQ

I listen to the day. I remember the rule of law, the rule of the two-second advantage, it sounds like endings, a vacancy expecting re- velation, re- evaluation, expecting to become a river of selves, of dis- appearing selves A poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

To advance an international strategy to marshal resources, coordination, and political will for PPR financing, the G20 South African Presidency convened the High-Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. nam.edu/pandemic-fin...

In Beijing on November 7th with Deputy Commissioner Yang Sheng of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and leadership. A meeting between WHO and NMPA addressing the next steps on regulatory system strengthening activities between WHO and NMPA.

🆕 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists Chairs of @droi.europarl.europa.eu @mounirsatouri.bsky.social & @euds.europarl.europa.eu @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social reaffirm their unwavering commitment to the safety of journalists Read more 👇 link.europa.eu/kT4phg

WHO condemns the reported killing of more than 460 patients and their companions, as well as the abduction of six health workers, on 28 October from the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan. Read the full press release: bit.ly/3WuVZ9u

One of the world’s deadliest viral pathogens, Nipah virus, could soon have a new line of defence against it as CEPI, the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India collaborate to create the world’s largest investigational ready reserve of a Nipah virus vaccine candidate.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗖𝗩𝗠𝗡 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗶! “Advancing Innovation & Building a Resilient Vaccine Ecosystem for a Safer World.” www.youtube.com/live/4qsfA4t...

Launched in 2022 to replace the previous SRA model, the WLA initiative provides a transparent and evidence-based pathway for global recognition of regulatory authorities to facilitate regulatory convergence and reliance. Full list of WLAs in www.who.int/initiatives/...

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WHO issues another alert on syrup medicines contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG). At least 3 different substandard products have caused pediatric deaths in India. See here : lnkd.in/dm-ga-T6

New beginnings at WHO… First retreat of senior management at HSD (Health Systems Access and Data) Division … after a major restructuring… now powering new opportunities to do better and more efficiently…

World leaders and other influential voices are coming together at UN Headquarters in New York for the annual General Assembly. See what’s on the agenda for #UNGA, the busiest week on the global diplomatic calendar. www.un.org/en/high-leve...

Today 5 years since I was short listed in the selection process for WHO… after 36 years of professional live in Academia, Industry and Regulatory Systems… A big “thank you” to all my colleagues for their continued efforts and permanent committement during all these years.