655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:57:55 Z
At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 65...
WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:01:11 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birt...
WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:30:57 Z
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibug...
Open letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:05:36 Z
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations,We write to you together, from G...
Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:35:26 Z
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show sustained progress towards safer blood suppli...
Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:28:26 Z
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organizat...
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:30:11 Z
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than...
Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus
Sun, 31 May 2026 21:49:21 Z
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (W...
WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:48:28 Z
Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people's use ...
Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus
Thu, 28 May 2026 19:10:18 Z
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Dem...
Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Thu, 28 May 2026 12:17:30 Z
To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri...
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
Sat, 23 May 2026 12:32:25 Z
Summary of discussions of 23 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly....
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026
Fri, 22 May 2026 19:24:59 Z
Summary of discussions of 22 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly....
First meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda 2026 – Temporary recommendations
Fri, 22 May 2026 15:22:03 Z
The Committee's advice aligned with the determination by the WHO Director-General that the event c...
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2026
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:33:06 Z
Summary of discussions of 21 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly....
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2026
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:48:30 Z
Summary of discussions of 20 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly....
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 19 May 2026
Wed, 20 May 2026 15:01:32 Z
Summary of discussions of 19 May at Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly...
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly honours global champions advancing primary health care
Wed, 20 May 2026 10:57:07 Z
Today, the World Health Assembly recognized individuals and institutions whose contributions to g...
World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland
Mon, 18 May 2026 19:43:34 Z
The ...
Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders
Mon, 18 May 2026 13:30:25 Z
At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheb...
Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern
Sat, 16 May 2026 23:21:17 Z
Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uga...
WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth as sales surge
Thu, 14 May 2026 17:26:02 Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns about the rapid growth and aggressive marketing of nicotin...
Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response
Thu, 14 May 2026 13:27:15 Z
A message from the Director-General of the World Health Organization expressing gratitude to the peo...
Tunisia validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
Thu, 14 May 2026 09:23:04 Z
Tunisia has been officially validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated tr...
Global health gains face threat of reversal
Wed, 13 May 2026 13:02:54 Z
The world is falling short on health targets, with progress uneven, slowing, and in some areas rever...