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18 September 2025

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WHO urges cost effective solutions on NCDs and mental health amidst slowing progress

12 September 2025

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Cholera kills more people for second consecutive year, while prevention and treatment available

5 September 2025

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WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments

2 September 2025

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Over a billion people living with mental health conditions – services require urgent scale-up

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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Afghanistan earthquake

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World Patient Safety Day

17 September

Dog-mediated rabies kills tens of thousands of people every year, many of whom are children

World Rabies Day

28 September

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WHO Consultation on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2026 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Season

22 – 25 September 2025

Photo exhibition | silent killers: uncovering the invisible threats of noncommunicable diseases

22 – 26 September 2025

Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) - September 2025

22 – 25 September 2025

Consultation on cross-border Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for neglected tropical disease elimination

22 September 2025 12:00 – 13:30 UTC Time

Uniting efforts on noncommunicable diseases and maternal health

22 September 2025 16:00 – 18:00 ET

Vaccination against Ebola begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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