Towards Cervical Cancer elimination in the Americas
C-TAP welcomes Open Pledge by 18 generic companies to increase access to COVID-19 health tools
First ever vaccine listed under WHO emergency use
WHO establishes Council on the Economics of Health for All
Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator commitments reach US$ 5.1billion following new contributions, including at Paris Peace Forum
WHA resolution calls for integrated action on epilepsy and other neurological disorders
Over US$ 2 billion raised to support equitable access to COVID vaccines with additional US$ 5 billion needed in 2021
WHA73 endorses resolutions on meningitis control and epilepsy, roadmap on neglected tropical diseases
Worldwide measles deaths climb 50% from 2016 to 2019 claiming over 207 500 lives in 2019
Neglected tropical diseases: World Health Assembly endorses bold new road map targets for 2030
Updated dashboard supports differentiated HIV testing services
WHO HTS Info app
2021 designated as the International Year of Health and Care Workers
73rd World Health Assembly set to strengthen preparedness for health emergencies
Statement to the resumed 73rd World Health Assembly by the Chair of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the COVID-19 Response
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WHO Director-General calls on world to "choose health" at resumed 73rd World Health Assembly in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
Trial results reveal that long-acting injectable cabotegravir as PrEP is highly effective in preventing HIV acquisition in women
UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics
WHO-ICMRA joint statement on the need for improved global regulatory alignment on COVID-19 medicines and vaccines
WHO launches new manual to strengthen health systems to better respond to women survivors of violence
New WHO report on Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 highlights strategies for its prevention and control
WHO announces updates on new molecular assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistance
COVAX Statement on WHO Emergency Use Listing for AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine
Taeniasis: large-scale treatment shows interesting and far-reaching results
WHO lists two additional COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and COVAX roll-out
WHO launches new tools to help countries build effective childhood cancer programmes
Acute malnutrition threatens half of children under five in Yemen in 2021: UN
Health Financing and Economics - Webinar Series
Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks
Introduction to Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!):Guidance to Support Country Implementation
WHO Executive Board stresses need for improved response to mental health impact of public health emergencies
WHO Publishes Quality Criteria for Health National Adaptation Plans
Developing an Adolescent Health National Strategic Plan for Belize: Country Experience and Lessons Learned
Sudan takes action to improve the health of its youth – AA-HA!
Barbados – meeting the health needs of its adolescents
ILO joins the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All
In the COVID-19 vaccine race, we either win together or lose together
COVAX Statement on New Variants of SARS-CoV-2
France and WHO: a strategic partnership for global health security