WHO promotes lifesaving intervention for small and preterm babies on first official World Prematurity Day
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:39:52 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity...
WHO and Brazil urge swift action on Belém Health Action Plan at COP30
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:02:01 Z
The COP30 Special report on health and climate change: delivering the Belém Health Action Plan, not...
WHO launches global guidelines on diabetes during pregnancy on World Diabetes Day
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:01:45 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first global guidelines for the management of...
Global gains in tuberculosis response endangered by funding challenges
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:08:15 Z
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 milli...
Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:43:51 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated tracho...
Countries make progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement annex on pathogen access and benefit sharing system
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:01:02 Z
In an important step, Member States started discussing for the first time the proposed draft text of...
Joint call to strengthen policy and investment for child and youth mental health and well-being
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:42:58 Z
Despite increasing recognition of mental health across UN policy frameworks, children and youth rema...
WHO at the 151st IPU Assembly: advancing health, rights and resilience through parliamentary action
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:58:12 Z
WHO joined parliamentary leaders at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held on 19â€...
Fifth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:08:35 Z
Concurring with the advice and considerations expressed by the Committee during the meeting, the WHO...
WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:10:14 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter ...
WHO calls for a new era of strategic urban health action with global guide to unlock healthy, prosperous and resilient societies
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:22:57 Z
With the new guide for decision-makers launched today, WHO provides concrete ideas to usher in a new...
WHO condemns killings of patients and civilians amid escalating violence in El Fasher, Sudan
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:36:37 Z
The World Health O...
Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:05:18 Z
WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recogn...
Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:27:44 Z
In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization...
Health Works Leaders Coalition launched to promote health system investments and spur economic growth, job creation
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:54:06 Z
The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launc...
WHO and the European Union launch collaboration to advance digitized health systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:27:10 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to s...
WHO upgrades its public health intelligence system to boost global health security
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:50:51 Z
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with key partners and supporters, launc...
11 million lives lost each year: urgent action needed on neurological care
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:41:18 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) today warns that less than one in three countries around the wor...
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination' of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:19:27 Z
In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldi...
WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 07:22:00 Z
One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwid...
WHO tobacco trends report: 1 in 5 adults still addicted to tobacco
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:18:40 Z
The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new ...
Global health agencies issue new recommendations to help end deaths from postpartum haemorrhage
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:55:25 Z
Through landmark new guidelines released today, leading reproductive health agencies are calling ...
Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026 southern hemisphere influenza season
Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:38:34 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced its recommendations for the viral composition of...
Member States advance vital work in support of WHO Pandemic Agreement
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:44:39 Z
WHO Member States are actively progressing with the development of the Pathogens Access and Benefit ...
World leaders show strong support for political declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:41:54 Z
World leaders have expressed overwhelming support for the text of the first United Nations global po...