Global commitment on display as countries negotiate key annex to the Pandemic Agreement
ICD-11 2026 Release
Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau
WHO prequalifies an additional novel oral polio vaccine, strengthening global outbreak response
Partners discuss improving pooled procurement of emergency medical countermeasures
WHO launches landmark consolidated operational handbook to strengthen the global STI response amid rising infections
One in two people facing cataract blindness need access to life-changing surgery
WHO’s Executive Board reviews progress on Immunization Agenda 2030
Malaysia marks World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day with survivor-led action
KAS–UNITE parliamentary dialogue with WHO advances women’s health and global health cooperation
Update on the 20th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA)
Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM
Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestone
WHO calls for mental health to be central to neglected tropical disease care
Reaching the unreachable: accelerating onchocerciasis elimination in Yemen
Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally
WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settings
Joint statement on the renewed Quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation on One Health until 2030
Six years after COVID-19’s global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic?
New customs classification for vaccines to strengthen emergency preparedness
Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East, WHO says
WHO releases new target product profiles for urgently needed antibiotics
WHO launches first-ever implementation handbook to accelerate country action on hepatitis elimination
Singapore sets global first by reaching WHO’s highest classification for medical device regulation
WHO tests a strategy game to improve outbreak response speed
WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis
Communities at the centre: advancing social and economic protection for preparedness and response
Statement of the Forty-fourth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy
WHO releases updated Health Inequality Data Repository and Health Equity Assessment Toolkit
WHO calls for a global shift to environmentally friendly, less invasive and affordable oral health care
WHO highlights the importance of addressing childhood hearing loss
Global webinar on core public health capacities to conduct ship inspections and issue ship sanitation certificates
New WHO guidance on novel snakebite treatments published
Recommendations for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere season
Santiago de Chile Declaration launched to advance clean air and environmental justice in Latin America
Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
Local voices, local data: how localization can strengthen malaria elimination across Africa
WHO designates new Collaborating Centre to strengthen evidence and integration of traditional medicine
WHO Director-General visits Jordan to recognize strong collaboration on health system delivery, emergency relief and advancing mental health
