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WHO criticizes planned U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau

Syrian Arab News Agency 16 Feb 2026
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February 16, 2026IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Guinea-Bissau on the Ninth and Tenth Reviews of Extended Credit Facility Arrangement (IMF - International Monetary Fund)

Public Technologies 16 Feb 2026
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Niko Hobdari, Mission Chief for Guinea-Bissau, held discussions in Bissau during February 3-13 2026 on macroeconomic policies in the context ...
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Ethics, Equity, And Authority: Reflecting On International Vaccine Research Governance

OWP 16 Feb 2026
A proposed United States–funded vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has triggered international controversy and renewed debate about ethics in global health research ... called for a review, and Guinea-Bissau halted the trial pending investigation.
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WHO sets out concerns over US vaccine trial in G.Bissau

The Daily Sentinel 14 Feb 2026
The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies in junta-run Guinea-Bissau, questioning it on scientific and ethical grounds ... .
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Guinea-Bissau: Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial blasted by WHO

BBC News 14 Feb 2026
Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is .
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Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau blasted by WHO

BBC News 14 Feb 2026
Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says ... .
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Feature: Chinese experts save rice harvest in Guinea-Bissau after pump failure

The Star 14 Feb 2026
DAKAR, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- At Carantaba Farm in northeastern Guinea-Bissau, the flow of water in the irrigation canals abruptly stopped. Under the dry-season heat, rice paddies began to pale and the soil hardened. Read full story ... .
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Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Makes Winter Olympics Debut With Teen Skier Tang

All Africa 13 Feb 2026
Guinea-Bissau is making its first appearance at the Winter Olympics, with 19-year-old skier Winston Tang set to compete in the slalom at the Milano-Cortina Games in Italy, which run until 22 February ....
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Guinea-Bissau makes Winter Olympics debut with teen skier Tang

Yahoo Daily News 13 Feb 2026
RFI ... Now secretary-general of the Guinea-Bissau Winter Sports Federation Tang senior says he feels enormous pride watching his son follow in his footsteps – or ski tracks.Advertisement ... People in Guinea-Bissau really support us,” he told RFI ... .
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UN agency recognizes 13 Guinea-Bissau communities as "FAO Villages"

Xinhua 13 Feb 2026
BISSAU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has formally recognized 13 villages in Guinea-Bissau as "FAO Villages," the FAO office in Bissau said in a statement released on Friday.
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Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau

World Health Organization 13 Feb 2026
WHO is aware of the proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in Guinea‑Bissau ... WHO is aware that Guinea-Bissau has suspended the study pending further technical reviews.
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Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau (WHO - World Health Organization)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
WHO is aware of the proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in Guinea-Bissau ... WHO is aware that Guinea-Bissau has suspended the study pending further technical reviews.
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Why US-funded vaccine trial plan for babies in Guinea-Bissau caused outrage

Al Jazeera 07 Feb 2026
Danish researchers were set to begin a controversial United States-funded vaccine trial on newborns in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau last month when public outrage derailed their plans.
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Guinea-Bissau transitional government pledges adherence to ECOWAS recommendations

China.dot.org 04 Feb 2026
BISSAU, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The transitional government of Guinea-Bissau said the high military command, which has been running the country since the Nov.
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Guinea-Bissau junta releases opposition leader, vows inclusive government

Straits Times 02 Feb 2026
Feb 2 - The junta that seized power in ...

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