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WHO Warns of Critical Fungal Drug Shortage Crisis

4/1/2025

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The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of a dire shortage of medicines and diagnostics for invasive fungal diseases, hitting immunocompromised patients the hardest. With infections like Candida growing resistant to treatments, only four new antifungal drugs have emerged in the last decade. WHO calls for urgent investment in research and better diagnostics, particularly in low- and middle-income nations.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of a dire shortage of medicines and diagnostics for invasive fungal diseases, hitting immunocompromised patients the hardest. With infections like Candida growing resistant to treatments, only four new antifungal drugs have emerged in the last decade. WHO calls for urgent investment in research and better diagnostics, particularly in low- and middle-income nations.