News in Numbers

The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for $160.4 million to respond to the ongoing cholera upsurge through a global strategic preparedness, readiness, and response plan.

The UK government said it will invest £30 million in innovative medical technology for the NHS.

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) released survey data highlighting that 43% of adults in the US do not plan to, or are unsure, whether they will get vaccinated against influenze (flu) or Covid-19 for the autumn and winter virus season.

A group of 67 women from Greenland are seeking compensation from the Danish government over a campaign of involuntary birth control. At least 4,500 women, some teenagers, were fitted with intrauterine devices (IUDs) without their knowledge or consent to limit birth rates among the indigenous population.

The number of Americans disenrolled from Medicaid since the continuous enrollment requirement implemented during the Covid-19 public health emergency ended in March.