WHO urges countries to build a fairer, healthier world post-COVID-19
Living with the Times: new toolkit helps older adults maintain good mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, appointed WHO Special Envoy for the ACT-Accelerator
New WHO-IUCN Expert Working Group on Biodiversity, Climate, One Health and Nature-based Solutions
WHO calls for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus, reiterates that all hypotheses remain open
Global leaders unite in urgent call for international pandemic treaty
Medical Product Alert N°2/2021: Falsified COVID-19 Vaccine BNT162b2
COVAX updates participants on delivery delays for vaccines from Serum Institute of India (SII) and AstraZeneca
Joint Statement on prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination for seafarers and aircrew
WHO validates Cote d’Ivoire for eliminating sleeping sickness as a public health problem
Introducing the WHO technical package on quality of care in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings
WHO Urban Health Initiative releases report on sustainable transport in Ghana
The Clock is ticking – it’s time to end TB deaths among people with HIV!
Statement on Gender-Based Violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia
COVID-19 highlights urgent need to reboot global effort to end tuberculosis
Campaign launched to make 30 km/h streets the norm for cities worldwide
WHO announces the 2nd edition of the Health for All Film Festival shortlist and jury composition
WHO announces updated guidance on the systematic screening for tuberculosis
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: closing the gap to end neglected tropical diseases
Statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) COVID-19 subcommittee on safety signals related to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
IOAC statement at the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly, 25 May 2021
Preventing the next human influenza pandemic: Celebrating 10 years of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
Making childbirth a positive experience
Deaths from caesarean sections 100 times higher in developing countries: global study
WHO and Switzerland launch global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
Available for review: Nickel background document for the WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality
Statement following the Twenty-Eighth IHR Emergency Committee for Polio
G20 leaders boost support of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator but urgent and immediate action is needed to maintain momentum
Programmatic innovations to address challenges in tuberculosis prevention and care during the COVID-19 pandemic
World No Tobacco Day 2021 awards - the winners
New international expert panel to address the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases
WHO/UNICEF statement on the 40th anniversary of the international code of marketing breastmilk substitutes
World Health Assembly to focus on ending COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for next one
Support to countries’ equitable and resilient recovery from the pandemic towards the health SDGs: The 2021 SDG3 GAP progress report
Statement of the COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on safety signals related to the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
C-TAP welcomes Open Pledge by 18 generic companies to increase access to COVID-19 health tools
WHO issues new guidance for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria and other vector-borne diseases
New report highlights global progress on reducing HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections and signals need for renewed efforts to reach 2030 targets
Panel discussion on ethical considerations for use of unregistered interventions for Ebola virus disease
Dynamic WHO dashboard for island states highlights barriers and progress on climate change and health