News in Numbers

The British government will introduce legislation to restrict the sale of tobacco that will prevent children currently aged 14 or younger from ever buying cigarettes, as announced in the King’s speech.

The FDA approved the first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus that has caused at least 5 million infections in the last 15 years.

40 states now offer full year of Medicaid coverage after pregnancy following the extension of Missouri’s comprehensive coverage after pregnancy through the Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program for postpartum individuals.

The pilot scheme by the Heads of Medicines Agencies, European Commission and EMA, for the electronic product information system involving 25 medicines, will conclude in July 2024.

Roughly 1.25 million children and young adolescents fell ill with tuberculosis in 2022, a figure highlighted by the WHO as it launched the third edition of its roadmap to ending TB.