UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs reclassifies cannabis to recognize its therapeutic uses
Global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines estimated to generate economic benefits of at least US$ 153 billion in 2020–21, and US$ 466 billion by 2025, in 10 major economies, according to new report by the Eurasia Group
Investing in midwife-led interventions could save 4.3 million lives per year, new study finds
New toolkit aims to improve global birth defects surveillance
Profile: Dr Collins Tabu, Head of Immunization Programme, Ministry of Health, Kenya
Global Solidarity to End TB and HIV
World AIDS Day 2020 – WHO calls for global solidarity to maintain HIV services
WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria
Virtual cGMP Training Marathon
Iceland joins forces with WHO to support an integrated approach to brain health
Countries, partners and civil society commit to strengthening public-private care provider engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic to enable access to affordable TB care at PPM Working Group Meeting
Existing HIV and TB laboratory systems facilitating COVID-19 testing in Africa
Successful continuation of antiretroviral therapy delivery during COVID 19 – best practices from the South East Asia Region
Pre-exposure prophylaxis services in Thailand during COVID-19
Continuing PrEP services for adolescents in Brazil despite COVID-19 disruptions
WHO releases new guidance on integrating mental health in radiological and nuclear emergency response
Every move counts towards better health – says WHO
TDR and WHO launch a new digital health research toolkit for TB care
Countdown to 2030 launches expanded 2020 country profiles on early childhood development
The city of lights glows teal for cervical cancer elimination
COVID-19 oxygen emergency impacting more than half a million people in low- and middle-income countries every day, as demand surges
El Salvador certified as malaria-free by WHO
New guidance on ethical HIV prevention trials published
Abish Romero celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month
COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marking beginning of global rollout
Improving understanding of response to infodemics during public health emergencies
No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first
WHO Director-General's statement on Tanzania and COVID-19
G7 leaders commit US$ 4.3 billion to finance global equitable access to tests, treatments and vaccines in 2021
World Waking Up To Vaccine Equity
Statement of the Twenty-Seventh Polio IHR Emergency Committee
From paper to digital pathway: WHO launches first ‘SMART Guidelines’
WHO launches new manual to strengthen health systems to better respond to women survivors of violence
New WHO report on Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 highlights strategies for its prevention and control
WHO announces updates on new molecular assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistance
COVAX Statement on WHO Emergency Use Listing for AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine
Taeniasis: large-scale treatment shows interesting and far-reaching results
WHO lists two additional COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and COVAX roll-out
WHO launches new tools to help countries build effective childhood cancer programmes
Acute malnutrition threatens half of children under five in Yemen in 2021: UN
