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Tenofovir reduces mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: new study

World Blood Donor Day: Connecting everyone through the gift of life

WHO urges the use and promotion of plain packaging to reduce tobacco-related harms

The Western Pacific Region takes part in a global switch to a new polio vaccine: A key step in achieving a polio free world

Leave no one behind: Global meeting in Manila highlights programmes to reduce health disparities

WHO calls for action to protect young people from alcohol-related harm

WHO report highlights health impacts of climate change

Climate change heightens Pacific island countries’ vulnerability, according to a new report by WHO

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Countries urged to strengthen breastfeeding support and health systems to give every child a healthy start in life

Medical product alert

Statement from the Joint Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products (ACSoMP) and the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on the safe and appropriate use of GLP‑1 receptor agonists

Departmental update

WHO launches first global framework to help regulators advance greener pharmaceuticals

Departmental update

WHO updates treatment guidelines on visceral and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis