New WHO technical package to help countries improve health data for COVID-19 response and beyond
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:49:45 Z
Today, as part of its commitment to strengthening health information systems an...
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:09:49 Z
WHO regrets the United States' notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both ...
Timor-Leste certified malaria-free by WHO
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:07:41 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achie...
African Union and World Health Organization renew strategic partnership to drive impact and strengthen health systems in Africa
Sat, 24 May 2025 17:47:21 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission renewed their longstand...
Strengthening public health across Lebanon with EIB Global
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:55:48 Z
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Thomas Ã...
Frank, in-depth discussion as Belgium and WHO map ahead priorities for collaboration
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:49:23 Z
In a three-day strategic dialogue, Belgium and WHO reviewed progress in their longstanding partnersh...
WHO and Switzerland cement cooperation until 2028
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:38:51 Z
WHO and Switzerland have announced the renewal of their cooperation strategy for the period 2024-202...
WHO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sign agreements in support of health priorities
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:48:53 Z
The Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum 2025 was a significant event that underscored the contin...
Signing ceremony for contribution agreements between WHO and France
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:01:38 Z
Geneva 17 October 2024 – This afternoon, His Excellency Mr Jérôme Bonnafont, P...
WHO and the Netherlands renew their partnership on climate change and health
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:47:50 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed their strateg...
The Republic of Korea and WHO discuss joint priorities, challenges and trends around global health
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:19:05 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Republic of Korea have a long-standing partnership sp...
Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO's first-ever Investment Round
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:45:08 Z
In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organization, 14 African countri...
India commits US$ 85 million to WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:00:27 Z
The WHO-India donor agreement is part of a US$ 250 million investment from India in support of the e...
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) supports the implementation of WHO's extended 13th General Programme of Work with flexible funding
Thu, 23 May 2024 12:12:51 Z
Ahead of the ...
Governments agree to continue their steady progress on proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the World Health Assembly
Fri, 10 May 2024 19:15:31 Z
Governments of the world today agreed to continue working on a proposed pandemic agreement, and t...
Enhancing Global Health and Well-Being: WHO and the Netherlands strengthen their Partnership
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:57:53 Z
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WHO calls for action to uphold right to health amidst inaction, injustice and crises
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:47:03 Z
To mark World Health Day (7 April), the World Health Organization (WHO) is running the “My ...
Digital payments to health workers boost retention, motivation, and impact
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:34:25 Z
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France signs agreements to support WHO's work
Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:37:34 Z
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A leading flexible contributor, the Netherlands renews its multiannual allocation to WHO
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:46:23 Z
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France's new Global Health Strategy
Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:07:35 Z
France has released its Global Health Strategy for 2023-2027, in Lyon today, in the presence of t...
UNHCR, WHO warn of deteriorating health conditions as 1200 children die of suspected measles, malnutrition in Sudan
Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:04:45 Z
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization (WHO) are again sounding the alarm o...
First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:59:10 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact ...
OCHA and WHO annual consultation
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:24:13 Z
Geneva, 21 June - Representatives of WHO and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Hu...
WHO and the UK hone their collaboration against pandemics, other health threats
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:35:34 Z
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WHO sends health supplies to reach 400 000 people impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:00:48 Z
In response to the devastating earthquakes impacting
Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic, t...
Ukraine next country to receive technology from the WHO mRNA technology transfer hub
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:22:21 Z
Ukraine has joined the growing list of countries that will receive support from the global WHO mR...
COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:42:38 Z
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries...
Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:37:30 Z
A full access package includes WHO policy guidance on the use of antigen-based rapid...
Managing the COVID-19 infodemic: Promoting healthy behaviours and mitigating the harm from misinformation and disinformation
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:51:01 Z
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is the first pandemic in history in which technology and social m...
WHO's three messages for UNGA75
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:06:51 Z
As the world comes together at an unprecedented virtual session of the 75th UN General Assembly (UNG...
COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn
Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:01:05 Z
With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time...
In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic
Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:00:25 Z
WHO to roll out learning and monitoring tools to improve service provision during pandem...
172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:44:16 Z
Nine CEPI-supported candidate vaccines are part of the COVAX initiative, with a furt...
Global polio eradication initiative applauds WHO African region for wild polio-free certification
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:56:01 Z
Today, the Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild poli...
World Humanitarian Day 2020: A tribute to aid workers on the front lines
Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:55:05 Z
Amid a global pandemic, unprecedented needs and growing insecurity, aid workers and h...
Plane carrying WHO trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut, Lebanon
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:38:20 Z
A plane carrying 20 tonnes of WHO health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the t...
COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:47:25 Z
The Emergency Committee on COVID-19, convened by the WHO Director-General under the International...
WHO statement on heated tobacco products and the US FDA decision regarding IQOS
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:57:34 Z
WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Conventi...
World Hepatitis Day: fast-tracking the elimination of hepatitis B among mothers and children
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:59:42 Z
On World Hepatitis Day 2020, WHO is calling for united and stepped-up action to prevent mother-to-ch...
New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:01:26 Z
Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190...
WHO Director-General pays tribute to Spain's sacrifices and leadership to confront COVID-19
Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:36:26 Z
World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today joine...
More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:39:21 Z
Seventy-five countries submit expressions of interest to COVAX Facility, joining up ...
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:00:12 Z
WHO and UNICEF call for immediate efforts to vaccinate all children as new data shows that, before t...
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:00:59 Z
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Independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response announced
Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:40:54 Z
PWHO Director-General today announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Prepar...
UN Public Service Day
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:19:37 Z
Honouring the public servants who have been working on the frontlines of the ...
WHO experts to travel to China
Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:56:21 Z
WHO experts will travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare...
WHO: access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:00:26 Z
Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) m...
WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
Sat, 04 Jul 2020 15:56:35 Z
WHO today accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’...
Listings of WHO's response to COVID-19
Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:24:38 Z
WHO provides this timeline of the organization's COVID-19 response activities for general informat...
ACT-Accelerator update
Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:55:25 Z
The tools developed will benefit the whole world, and by saving lives and reduc...
IOC joins forces with WHO and the United Nations to fight COVID-19
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:27:11 Z
The International Olympic Committee and WHO together with the United Nations launch a partnership to...
The World Health Organization reminds public to remain vigilant through Mr Bean's Essential COVID-19 Checklist
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:51:24 Z
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Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn
Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:00:57 Z
Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by...
WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients
Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:15:07 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the United K...
A cluster of COVID-19 in Beijing, People's Republic of China
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:43:05 Z
WHO is following up with Chinese authorities about a cluster of COV...
World Food Safety Day 2020: UN experts in Facebook live event on 5 June 2020
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:06:38 Z
On 7 June 2020, the United Nations will mark the second global World Food Safety Day, led by two ...
Statement from Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme at the Yemen High-level Pledging Conference
Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:32:42 Z
(Thank you Mark, Shukran Dr. Al Rabeeah)I am speaking today on behalf of WHO Directo...
Stop tobacco industry exploitation of children and young people
Fri, 29 May 2020 04:00:52 Z
The World Health Organization is today launching a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to aler...
The World Health Organization, UN Foundation and Illumination partner on health messages
Wed, 27 May 2020 16:15:29 Z
WHO, the United Nations Foundation and Illumination have partnered to launch a Public Service Announ...
Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF
Wed, 27 May 2020 00:01:22 Z
A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that des...
At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
Fri, 22 May 2020 14:59:57 Z
COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of ch...
Smithsonian Science Education Center With Support of the World Health Organization Launches New COVID-19 Guide for Youth
Thu, 21 May 2020 12:01:23 Z
The Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with the World Health Organization&nbs...
WHO and UNHCR join forces to improve health services for refugees, displaced and stateless people
Thu, 21 May 2020 10:06:48 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today signed a new agreement...
WHO and Costa Rica preview technology pooling initiative to ensure access to COVID-19 health products for all
Fri, 15 May 2020 17:56:30 Z
Geneva, 15 May 2020 – Presidents Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica and Sebastián...
WHO: People living longer and healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens to throw progress off track
Wed, 13 May 2020 11:10:54 Z
All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelih...
WHO statement: Tobacco use and COVID-19
Mon, 11 May 2020 10:08:59 Z
Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths...
WHO Statement on false allegations in Der Spiegel
Sun, 10 May 2020 10:01:47 Z
Der Spiegel reports of a 21 January, 2020, telephone conversation between WHO Director-General Dr...
Billions worldwide living with herpes
Fri, 01 May 2020 07:55:04 Z
About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an...
WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance
Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:25:29 Z
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has seen a dramatic increase in the number of cyber at...
Hard fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO
Wed, 22 Apr 2020 22:01:47 Z
Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseas...
UN agencies issue urgent call to fund the global emergency supply system to fight COVID-19
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:44:30 Z
The heads of the United Nations' major agencies have issued a warning of the risk of COVID-19 to t...
WHO guidance helps detect iron deficiency and protect brain development
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:05:07 Z
Detecting iron deficiency early during pregnancy and in young children is crucial. Iron deficienc...
ITU-WHO Joint Statement: Unleashing information technology to defeat COVID-19
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:00:33 Z
The World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with ...
Joint statement by WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:20:54 Z
COVID-19 has rapidly progressed to become a global pandemic, causing unprecedented, far-reaching ...
Children's story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 22:01:23 Z
A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been prod...
Joint Leaders' statement - Violence against children: A hidden crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:27:07 Z
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact across the world. Efforts to co...
WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses
Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:01:58 Z
A new report, The State of the World's Nursing 2020, provides an in-depth look at the largest comp...
WHO and Global Citizen announce: 'One World: Together at home' Global Special to support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:00:21 Z
‘One World: Together At Home' Global Special to Air on Saturday, April 18 in Celebration and Sup...
#BeActive for the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:19:03 Z
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IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children's Book Day to support children and young people in isolation
Thu, 02 Apr 2020 07:22:23 Z
Geronimo Stilton author to kickstart exclusive children’s book reading initiative amid ...
WHO releases guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:17:53 Z
The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. The rapidly increasing demand on hea...
Iraq needs $325 million for emergency health care, says World Health Organization
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:30:36 Z
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WHO Director-General calls on G20 to Fight, Unite, and Ignite against COVID-19
Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:42:03 Z
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, addressed Heads...
Statue commemorates smallpox eradication
Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:08:56 Z
A statue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox is being unveiled toda...
Ensuring continuity of TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:12:24 Z
GENEVA As the world comes together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, i...
Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:17:06 Z
The World Health Assembly has given a powerful endorsement to
new strategic directions fo...
Key step forward on International Health Rules
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:05:04 Z
The global health community has taken a key step towards
ensuring rapid action against fu...
SARS outbreak contained worldwide
Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:47:43 Z
Today, the World Health Organization is removing Taiwan, China,
from the list of areas w...
Update 31 - Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS
Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:23:27 Z
Today, the World Health Organization announced that a new pathogen, a member of the coronavirus f...
End in sight, but flare-ups likely in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:39:12 Z
Remarks by Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, World Health Organization Assistant Director-General...
Shortage of personal protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide
Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:51:43 Z
WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 per cent to mee...
Global leaders intensify commitment to prevent leading childhood killer - measles
Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:31:16 Z
Measles strategy works – Now it must expand to more countriesCape Town Measles...
International spread of disease threatens public health security
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:37:56 Z
More than at any previous time in history, global public health security depends on international co...
WHO calls on malaria-endemic countries to strengthen monitoring of antimalarial drug efficacy
Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:27:45 Z
WHO is calling on countries to be increasingly vigilant in monitoring antimalarial drug efficacy in ...
Landmark agreement improves global preparedness for influenza pandemics
Thu, 09 Jan 2020 07:03:36 Z
After a week of negotiations continued through Friday night and into Saturday morning, an open-ended...
Dead and injured following attacks on Ebola responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:54:47 Z
Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebol...
Health in all policies: the case of air pollution, urban health and sustainability
Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:12:05 Z
WHO concluded the successful Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop: The case of air pollution, u...
Major milestone for WHO-supported Ebola vaccine
Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:32:39 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcement rec...
Universal Health Coverage Passes Key Global Milestone
Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:00:15 Z
The World Health Organization today welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on ...
Multilateral agencies launch a joint plan to boost global health goals
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:23:37 Z
Today at the United Nations General Assembly, 12 multilateral agencies launched a joint plan to b...
Call for action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:29:38 Z
For the first time, delegations from all 193 Member States of World Health Organization (WHO) rea...
Tropical Data: a WHO-led initiative to help national programmes collect and do more with their data
Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:58:16 Z
Tropical Data, an initiative led by the World Health Organization, is being launched today. Tropical...
WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:30:00 Z
Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today li...
World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing – UN report
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:27:11 Z
An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previ...
WHO highlights devastating global impact of drowning
Sat, 02 Jun 2018 02:24:07 Z
• Every hour, every day, more than 40 people lose their lives to drowning
• 372 000...
WHO updates personal protective equipment guidelines for Ebola response
Sat, 02 Jun 2018 02:24:00 Z
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WHO recommends 29 ways to stop surgical infections and avoid superbugs
Sat, 02 Jun 2018 02:19:44 Z
People preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and ...