News releases

• Dr Margaret Chan appointed to a second term as Director-General
  23 May 2012
• New data highlight increases in hypertension, diabetes incidence
  16 May 2012
• 15 Million babies born too soon
  2 May 2012
• World Malaria Day 2012
  24 April 2012
• Global partners launch new plan to control and eliminate measles and rubella
  24 April 2012
• Dementia cases set to triple by 2050 but still largely ignored
  11 April 2012
• World Health Day 2012 - Good health adds life to years
  3 April 2012
• Chan to world: stand with Australia
  22 March 2012
• Childhood tuberculosis neglected, despite available remedies
  21 March 2012
• Millennium Development Goal drinking water target met
  6 March 2012
• Public health, influenza experts agree H5N1 research critical, but extend delay
  17 February 2012
• Dr Margaret Chan nominated for a second term to be WHO Director-General
  18 January 2012
• India records one year without polio cases
  12 January 2012
• Three-year study identifies key interventions to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths
  15 December 2011
• Malaria deaths are down but progress remains fragile
  13 December 2011
• Unparalleled global progress in HIV response but sustained investment vital
  30 November 2011
• WHO warns of consequences of underfunding TB
  11 October 2011
• Tackling the global clean air challenge
  26 September 2011
• New WHO study details low-cost solutions to help curb the tide on noncommunicable diseases
  18 September 2011
• 12 000 fewer children perish daily in 2010 than in 1990 – UNICEF, WHO
  15 September 2011
• WHO maps noncommunicable disease trends in all countries
  14 September 2011
• Newborn deaths decrease but account for higher share of global child deaths
  30 August 2011
• New psychological first aid guide to strengthen humanitarian relief
  16 August 2011
• New online nutrition initiative can help protect lives and health of millions of children
  10 August 2011
• WHO Director-General names Sir Liam Donaldson envoy for patient safety
  21 July 2011
• WHO warns against the use of inaccurate blood tests for active tuberculosis
  20 July 2011
• WHO urges more countries to require large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging
  7 July 2011
• Scaling-up HIV services for men who have sex with men and transgender people
  21 June 2011
• More skilled midwives needed to save women's and newborns' lives
  20 June 2011
• WHO-based research programme wins 2011 Gates Award for global health
  17 June 2011
• Voluntary unpaid blood donations increase, saving more lives
  14 June 2011
• New world report shows more than 1 billion people with disabilities face substantial barriers in their daily lives
  9 June 2011
• HIV treatment reaching 6.6 million people, but majority still in need
  3 June 2011
• World No Tobacco Day 2011 celebrates WHO Framework Convention On Tobacco Control
  30 May 2011
• Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly closes after passing multiple resolutions
  24 May 2011
• Many countries hit by health threats from both infectious and chronic diseases
  13 May 2011
• World unites to halt death and injury on roads
  6 May 2011
• New WHO report: deaths from noncommunicable diseases on the rise, with developing world hit hardest
  27 April 2011
• Landmark agreement improves global preparedness for influenza pandemics
  17 April 2011
• 2.6 million babies stillborn in 2009
  14 April 2011
• World Health Day 2011
  6 April 2011
• Partners call for increased commitment to tackle MDR-TB
  23 March 2011
• Action needed to reduce health impact of harmful alcohol use
  11 February 2011
• Urgent action essential to protect malaria therapies says WHO
  12 January 2011