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9 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO announces forthcoming updates on co-administration of treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis and hepatitis C

8 April 2024
Statement

WHO Youth Council urges parliamentarians to take action on universal health coverage

8 April 2024
Departmental update

In memoriam Dr Joel Breman (1936–2024)

8 April 2024
Statement

Statement following the Thirty-eighth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee for Polio

6 April 2024
Statement

Six months of war leave Al-Shifa hospital in ruins, WHO mission reports

5 April 2024
News release

WHO calls for action to uphold right to health amidst inaction, injustice and crises

5 April 2024
Departmental update

Introducing WHO’s Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis for 2024–2025

5 April 2024
News release

Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera

5 April 2024
Departmental update

Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - March 2024

4 April 2024
Departmental update

New law and policy portal launched to advance implementation of the Global health and care worker compact

4 April 2024
Departmental update

The Self-Care Wheel: an award-winning innovation to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights

3 April 2024
Departmental update

Stakeholders convene in Uganda on responsible use of the life sciences

2 April 2024
News release

WHO unveils a digital health promoter harnessing generative AI for public health

1 April 2024
Departmental update

New WHO guidance promotes fair and ethical management of international health worker migration

30 March 2024
Departmental update

2023: outbreaks of avian influenza

30 March 2024
Departmental update

2023: outbreaks of swine influenza

30 March 2024
Departmental update

Influenza Health Worker Vaccination Programmes: Platforms for Pandemic Preparedness

30 March 2024
Departmental update

Updated public health resource pack for countries experiencing outbreaks of influenza in animals published

30 March 2024
Departmental update

Promoting a risk-based approach for the regulatory oversight of vaccines used in pandemics

30 March 2024
Departmental update

PAHO drives evidence-generation on the burden of influenza through strategic research initiatives

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2 May 2024
Departmental update

WHO advisory group convenes its first meeting on responsible use of the life sciences in Geneva

6 May 2024
Departmental update

Global cooperation towards enhanced surveillance of foodborne diseases

29 April 2024
Departmental update

Strengthened global capacities on climate change and health: WHO training in Madrid

27 April 2024
News release

Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)

26 April 2024
Statement

Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines

25 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO and IFC partnership for local manufacturing of health products

24 April 2024
Departmental update

In memoriam Dr Riadh Ben-Ismail (1953–2024)

26 April 2024
News release

WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

26 April 2024
Joint News Release

WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis

25 April 2024
Departmental update

Spain's Secretary of State for Health discusses health priorities with WHO

24 April 2024
Joint News Release

Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years

23 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO-trained journalists win national road safety reporting award in Viet Nam

11 April 2024
Feature story

The CIP Network convenes the second Support Plan Development Meeting

23 April 2024
Departmental update

Promising patient-friendly oral drug against visceral leishmaniasis enters Phase II clinical trial in Ethiopia

23 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO Global Malaria Programme launches new operational strategy

24 April 2024
Departmental update

World Malaria Day 2024: “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world”

18 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera

18 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO launches first ever Patient Safety Rights Charter

17 April 2024
Departmental update

Thailand’s new road safety Parliamentary Advisory Group takes aim at road crashes

18 April 2024
News release

Leading health agencies outline updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air

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2 May 2024
Departmental update

WHO advisory group convenes its first meeting on responsible use of the life sciences in Geneva

6 May 2024
Departmental update

Global cooperation towards enhanced surveillance of foodborne diseases

29 April 2024
Departmental update

Strengthened global capacities on climate change and health: WHO training in Madrid

27 April 2024
News release

Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)

26 April 2024
Statement

Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines

25 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO and IFC partnership for local manufacturing of health products

24 April 2024
Departmental update

In memoriam Dr Riadh Ben-Ismail (1953–2024)

26 April 2024
News release

WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

26 April 2024
Joint News Release

WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis

25 April 2024
Departmental update

Spain's Secretary of State for Health discusses health priorities with WHO

24 April 2024
Joint News Release

Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years

23 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO-trained journalists win national road safety reporting award in Viet Nam

11 April 2024
Feature story

The CIP Network convenes the second Support Plan Development Meeting

23 April 2024
Departmental update

Promising patient-friendly oral drug against visceral leishmaniasis enters Phase II clinical trial in Ethiopia

23 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO Global Malaria Programme launches new operational strategy

24 April 2024
Departmental update

World Malaria Day 2024: “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world”

18 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera

18 April 2024
Departmental update

WHO launches first ever Patient Safety Rights Charter

17 April 2024
Departmental update

Thailand’s new road safety Parliamentary Advisory Group takes aim at road crashes

18 April 2024
News release

Leading health agencies outline updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air

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