Collaborating locally is key for progress globally towards health-related SDGs
New survey results show health systems starting to recover from pandemic
African Parliamentarians rally to boost life-saving laws, regulations on road safety
Statement on the risks associated with use of valproic acid (sodium valproate) in women and girls of childbearing potential
WHO convenes workshop on achieving quality and sustainable local vaccine production in Africa to improve access
Public consultation of experts to join the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Roadmap: Meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care guidelines
WHO Director-General and Civil Society Task Force on TB release joint statement on key priorities in the lead up to 2nd UN High-Level Meeting on TB
WHO announces the update of hepatitis B guidelines on testing and treatment
Senegal, Thailand and Uruguay unite to reduce dental mercury
Regional Reflections – building consensus and highlighting regional priorities on activating meaningful engagement.
Statement of celebration for HRP’s 50th anniversary: Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
WHO launches new initiative to improve pandemic preparedness
WHO and IAPAC sign a memorandum of understanding focused on ending epidemics in cities
UN special programme for research on sexual and reproductive health celebrates 50 years
WHO urges increased implementation of recommended tools to combat malaria
Medical Product Alert N°4/2023: Substandard (contaminated) syrup medicines
Siding with science and SRHR: Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Dialogue on SRHR with Dr Tedros
Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunization progress lost during the pandemic
A new National Adolescent Health Strategy in Mauritius
Governments hold third round of discussions on proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2023
WHO launches global network to detect and prevent infectious disease threats
Urgent action needed to tackle stalled progress on health-related Sustainable Development Goals
WHO Director-General announces Global Health Leaders Awards
New WHO framework available for prevention and management of obesity
Registration Open: Please apply to join the second UN High-Level Meeting on TB
Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists in Tahiti prepare to release sterilized mosquitoes to control dengue
Join the Week of Quality: On the origin of specifications
High-level resource mobilization conference to eliminate viral hepatitis
WHO congratulates Benin and Mali for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
WHO calls for safe and ethical AI for health
New resources released to help more preterm and low birthweight babies benefit from kangaroo mother care
WHO announces the first meeting of the Hemoglobinopathies Guideline Development Subgroup
Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health: Opening ceremony
New WHO report highlights progress, but also remaining gaps, in ensuring a robust pipeline of antibiotic treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Transport systems need to be made safe, healthy and sustainable
Bangladesh eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
TDR and WHO announce TDA4Child, an operational research package to generate data on treatment decision algorithms for pulmonary tuberculosis in children
Statement of the thirty-fifth Polio IHR Emergency Committee
