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11 August 2021
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WHO’s Solidarity clinical trial enters a new phase with three new candidate drugs

11 August 2021
Departmental update

WHO, Facebook and Praekelt.Org provide critical mobile access to COVID-19 information for vulnerable communities

10 August 2021
Statement

Interim statement on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

10 August 2021
Statement

Interim statement on dose-sparing strategies for COVID-19 vaccines (fractionated vaccine doses)

10 August 2021
Statement

Interim statement on heterologous priming for COVID-19 vaccines

10 August 2021
Medical product alert

Medical Product Alert N°3/2021: Falsified CYTOTEC

10 August 2021
Departmental update

Target product profile for next-generation TB drug-susceptibility testing at peripheral sites

10 August 2021
Departmental update

Documentary: Yellow fever preventive mass vaccination campaign, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2021

9 August 2021
Departmental update

West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea

6 August 2021
Departmental update

New WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society

6 August 2021
Departmental update

Study to prevent deaths from opioid overdose shows promising results

6 August 2021
News release

Fraudulent “COVID-19 Compensation Lottery Prize” scam, falsely alleges association with WHO and others

6 August 2021
Departmental update

COVID-19 vaccines available for all healthcare workers in the Western Pacific Region

5 August 2021
Departmental update

Obituary: Dr Ana Sánchez Urrutia, member of WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing

4 August 2021
Departmental update

Public notice and comment on new Global Validation Advisory Committee (GVAC) members

2 August 2021
Joint News Release

FIFA launches #ReachOut campaign for better mental health

1 August 2021
Statement

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

30 July 2021
Departmental update

Call to Action on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021

30 July 2021
Joint News Release

New consortium working to boost vaccine production in South Africa

30 July 2021
Statement

Joint Statement of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics for Developing Countries following its Second Meeting

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24 September 2021
Statement

What Needs to Change to Enhance Covid-19 Vaccine Access

24 September 2021
News release

New storybook to help children stay hopeful during COVID-19

24 September 2021
Departmental update

Neglected tropical diseases: 2020 preventive chemotherapy treatment coverage declines due to COVID-19 disruptions

12 September 2021
Departmental update

Launch of new tools for the control of Taenia solium

23 September 2021
Joint News Release

Global leaders commit further support for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and COVAX

24 September 2021
Statement

On new recommendation for treatment of COVID-19 patients: WHO calls for equitable access to casirivimab and imdevimab for COVID-19

23 September 2021
Departmental update

What is Go Viral?

23 September 2021
Departmental update

New coalitions announced at the UN Food Systems Summit to increase access to healthy diets from sustainable food systems

16 September 2021
Departmental update

Obituary: Akira Ito,  8 March 1947 – 9 September 2021

22 September 2021
Statement

Acute health needs in Afghanistan must be urgently addressed and health gains protected

22 September 2021
News release

New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution

20 September 2021
Departmental update

WHO releases competency framework for workforce response to infodemic management

20 September 2021
Departmental update

Advocating for cervical cancer awareness and prevention on World GO Day

19 September 2021
Departmental update

Snakebite envenoming: an interactive data platform to support the 2030 targets

20 September 2021
News release

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing

18 May 2020
Departmental update

Implementation in countries of Core competencies in adolescent health and development for primary care providers

17 September 2021
News release

WHO calls on world leaders at the UN General Assembly to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness, and getting the SDGs back on track

16 September 2021
Departmental update

WHO's World Patient Safety Day Goals 2021 promote safe maternal and newborn practices

16 September 2021
Joint News Release

International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines

17 September 2021
Joint News Release

WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year

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24 September 2021
Statement

What Needs to Change to Enhance Covid-19 Vaccine Access

24 September 2021
News release

New storybook to help children stay hopeful during COVID-19

24 September 2021
Departmental update

Neglected tropical diseases: 2020 preventive chemotherapy treatment coverage declines due to COVID-19 disruptions

12 September 2021
Departmental update

Launch of new tools for the control of Taenia solium

23 September 2021
Joint News Release

Global leaders commit further support for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and COVAX

24 September 2021
Statement

On new recommendation for treatment of COVID-19 patients: WHO calls for equitable access to casirivimab and imdevimab for COVID-19

23 September 2021
Departmental update

What is Go Viral?

23 September 2021
Departmental update

New coalitions announced at the UN Food Systems Summit to increase access to healthy diets from sustainable food systems

16 September 2021
Departmental update

Obituary: Akira Ito,  8 March 1947 – 9 September 2021

22 September 2021
Statement

Acute health needs in Afghanistan must be urgently addressed and health gains protected

22 September 2021
News release

New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution

20 September 2021
Departmental update

WHO releases competency framework for workforce response to infodemic management

20 September 2021
Departmental update

Advocating for cervical cancer awareness and prevention on World GO Day

19 September 2021
Departmental update

Snakebite envenoming: an interactive data platform to support the 2030 targets

20 September 2021
News release

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing

18 May 2020
Departmental update

Implementation in countries of Core competencies in adolescent health and development for primary care providers

17 September 2021
News release

WHO calls on world leaders at the UN General Assembly to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness, and getting the SDGs back on track

16 September 2021
Departmental update

WHO's World Patient Safety Day Goals 2021 promote safe maternal and newborn practices

16 September 2021
Joint News Release

International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines

17 September 2021
Joint News Release

WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year

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