Guinea News News Guinea » Health: Guinea-Bissau halts US-backed hepatitis B newborn study amid global ethical backlash
A contentious, United States-funded clinical trial involving newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted following mounting concerns over bioethics, coercive consent and the dangers of deliberately ...
News Guinea » Health: Guinea signs health agreement with US
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DAKAR, March 2 (Reuters) - Guinea and the United States have signed a five-year health cooperation agreement totalling nearly ...
News Guinea » Health: RFK Jr-backed hep B researchers face police raid in Guinea-Bissau: Why the newborn vaccine trial is controversial
The controversial trial aims to delay hepatitis B vaccination for half of 14,000 newborns by six weeks, despite WHO recommendations to administer the vaccine within 24 hours of birth to prevent mother ...
News Guinea » Health: Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns
Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr ...
News Guinea » Health: Guinea-Bissau Denies US$1.6m Vaccine Trial
Guinea-Bissau's health minister denies authorising a US-funded vaccine trial on newborns, as researchers say a US$1.6 million study awaits clearance.
News Guinea » Health: Guinea Ramps Up Fight Against Ebola as Outbreak Continues to Burn
Nearly sixteen months after the first suspected Ebola case in Guinea, the country’s president Alpha Conde has declared a state of health emergency and shut the borders with Sierra Leone, in an effort ...
News Guinea » Health: New Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea
Brazzaville/Conakry – Health authorities in Guinea today declared an outbreak of Ebola in the rural community of Gouéké in N’Zerekore prefecture after three Ebola cases were confirmed by the national ...
News Guinea » Health: Guinea, US Sign $143 Million MOU to Boost Health Over Five Years
Guinea has signed a $143 million memorandum of understanding with the US to boost health systems in the West African nation, Finance Minister Mariama Ciré Sylla said in a video posted on Facebook. The ...