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New WHO technical package to help countries improve health data for COVID-19 …
Today, as part of its commitment to strengthening health information systems and improving health[1], especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO announced a …
WHO: Integration, innovation and community leadership key to ending HIV, hepatitis and …
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new report assessing progress in implementing the Global Health Sector Strategies (GHSS) on HIV, viral hepatitis and …
WHO launches seven strategies to prevent drowning
Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new technical package to help governments and communities …
UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional …
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to …
WHO marks 25 years of Research4Life, advancing access to scientific knowledge in …
The World Health Organization (WHO) today marks the 25th anniversary of Research4Life, a public-private partnership that provides researchers, educators, health professionals and policy-makers in low- …
Road deaths fall by 21% globally but stronger action is needed to …
Despite the addition of more than one billion motor-vehicles to the world’s roads, the global rate of road traffic deaths declined by 21% between 2011 …
WHO Member States continue negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing …
WHO Member States have advanced negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a central component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, while agreeing …
New WHO guidelines: up to 45% of dementia risk could be prevented …
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with evidence-based recommendations to help …
Global childhood immunization coverage inches forward despite conflict and hesitancy – UNICEF, …
In 2025, 90% of infants globally – or nearly 116 million – received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, …
El Salvador validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated El Salvador as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is the world's leading infectious cause …
WHO calls for urgent action as new cancer cases are projected to …
Millions of people are facing physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 000 lives every day, according to …
WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency …
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test …
Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective …
In a major international effort to evaluate potential treatments for Ebola disease due to Bundibugyo virus (BVD), the PARTNERS clinical trial has opened enrolment today …
655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver …
At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack access to …
WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and …
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives …
WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released …
Open letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on …
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations,We write to you together, from Geneva and from Brasília, with one shared conviction: …
Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people …
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show sustained progress towards safer blood supplies globally but also highlight persistent inequalities in access to safe …
Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan …
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young …
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new …
Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protect …
WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and …
Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to rise. In advance …
Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola …
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported …
Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic …
To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri My name is …
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