MCAST COVID-19
Information Page
The health and safety of our community is our top priority. We know that many people are understandably concerned about the current pandemic situation. MCAST is taking increased health and safety measures to address these concerns while ensuring that learning can continue. As the situation continues to develop, please stay updated by visiting mcast.edu.mt/covid19 for the latest information. You can also visit the circulars section for all the official messages sent to staff and students.
- Winter Olympics and Paralympics 2026: How to protect your own and your family’s health at the Games
by ECDC on February 5, 2026 at 8:25 amThe Winter Olympics will kick off on 6 February 2026 and run until 22 February, while the Paralympics will take place between 6 and 15 March.
- Communicable disease threats report, 24-30 January 2026, week 5by ECDC on January 30, 2026 at 3:50 pm
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 24-30 January 2026 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, Marburg virus disease, cholera, avian influenza, bacillus in infant formula, and nipah virus disease.
- Weekly respiratory virus update, week 4, January 2026by ECDC on January 30, 2026 at 12:12 pm
Respiratory virus circulation is elevated across the EU/EEA: the circulation of influenza viruses remains high with early signs of a new increase, RSV circulation is elevated and increasing, and SARS-CoV-2 circulation remains at low levels.
- E-learning: Understanding vaccine acceptance & strategies to increase vaccine uptakeby ECDC on January 28, 2026 at 12:00 pm
This e-learning course aims at increasing understanding of the drivers and barriers of vaccine acceptance. You will learn how to design targeted strategies to increase vaccine uptake through behaviour change.
- Communicable disease threats report, 17-23 January 2026, week 4by ECDC on January 23, 2026 at 2:45 pm
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 17-23 January 2026 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, avian influenza, and Marburg virus disease.
News (English) - World Health Organization Corporate news releases, statements, and notes for media issued by the World Health Organization.
- Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestoneon February 4, 2026 at 2:20 pm
First preventive campaign in over three years launches in Mozambique, with others planned in Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globallyon February 3, 2026 at 11:33 am
Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The study examines 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass index, physical inactivity, air pollution, ultraviolet radiation – and for the first time – nine cancer-causing infections.
- WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settingson February 3, 2026 at 11:16 am
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its 2026 global appeal to ensure millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access health care.
- Six years after COVID-19’s global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic?on February 2, 2026 at 10:30 pm
Progress made during the six years, since the declaration of COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, in preparing for a future pandemic, and what remains to be done.
- Communities unite to address stigma and discrimination affecting people with neglected tropical diseaseson January 29, 2026 at 7:06 pm
Marking World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that millions of people living with NTDs continue to face profound and often unseen suffering due to discrimination, social stigma and untreated mental health conditions. Under the rallying theme "Unite. Act. Eliminate.", WHO and partners urge governments to integrate mental health care into NTD elimination efforts, ensuring that no one is left behind in pain or isolation.
MCAST Main Campus 
+356 2398 7100
information@mcast.edu.mt