World Health Organisation (WHO)
The United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
Wellcome Trust (WT)
A charitable foundation focused on improving health by supporting biomedical research and related initiatives.
Waning immunity
The loss of protective antibodies over time.
Warehouse Management System
System that helps companies manage and control daily warehouse operations, from the moment goods and materials enter a distribution or fulfillment center until the moment they leave.
Washout period
The length of time that someone enrolled in a trial must not receive any treatment before receiving the trial’s experimental intervention.
WHO Prequalification Program
The WHO Prequalification Programme (PQP) is a United Nations initiative managed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is the only global medicines quality assurance programme, ensuring that medical products are safe, effective, and of high quality. WHO prequalification of medicines is a service provided by WHO to assess the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal products. The WHO Prequalification of Medicines Programme (PQP) helps ensure that medicines supplied by procurement agencies meet acceptable standards of quality, safety and efficacy.
Whooping cough
Bacterial infectious disease caused by bacterium Bordetella pertussis, marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough, sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath. Also known as pertussis.
WHO Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC)
A network of governmental and non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, and scientific partner institutions that helps coordinate activities for cholera control.