News releases

Lifestyle and diet changes lead to rapid rise of diabetes in China

The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014 launched in China to call for greater investment in midwifery to save lives of women and newborns

WHO welcomes further support from China for Ebola response

WHO Report on e-cigarettes on the agenda for this week’s meeting of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Moscow

To protect its youth, China needs a comprehensive tobacco advertising ban

Beijing’s lawmakers shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to ban public smoking and save lives

WHO welcomes Chinese contribution of mobile laboratory and health experts for Ebola response in west Africa

Frequently asked questions on Hepatitis B vaccination in China

Breastfeeding, a winning goal for life

WHO marks World Hepatitis Day by urging public to ‘Think Again’ about hepatitis

Care out of reach for too many; WHO calls for action to achieve health for all

TB down in past decade; universal health coverage key to faster progress

Working together to protect health after Cyclone Gita

More action needed to achieve universal health coverage in Asia and the Pacific by global deadline

Amid concern over drug resistance, Mekong countries call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030

Stop overuse and misuse of antibiotics: combat resistance

World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros appoints Cook Islands’ Elizabeth Iro as WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer

Countries pledge to fund priority public health services; make medicines, the health workforce and food safer

Regional health leaders target elimination of: measles and rubella; HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in babies

Health leaders gather in Australia for World Health Organization’s top regional decision-making body