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Novo Nordisk Foundation enters into strategic framework agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to advance global health

With the agreement, the Foundation expands its existing collaboration with WHO, committing to a granting frame of up to DKK 380 million over the next four years. At the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Novo Nordisk Foundation has pledged up to DKK 380 million to the WHO for the period 2025-2028. The Foundation […]

Uncertainty as Trump nominates RFK Jr for top health job

Just days after anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr was nominated as President-elect Donald Trump’s health secretary, the first case of the mpox strain of most concern to scientists has been recorded in the U.S. While mpox has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, U.S. public health officials have not seemed […]

Scientific leaders gather at global summit in Denmark to advance knowledge and solutions on health and sustainability

Leading scientists, philanthropists, and policymakers from around the world are coming together in Denmark at the Global Science Summit, hosted by the Novo Nordisk Foundation as part of the organisation’s 100-year anniversary. The goal is to explore the interaction between the world’s biggest health and sustainability challenges and pave the way for new scientific breakthroughs. […]