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24 December 2025
Departmental update

WHO prequalifies the first two rapid antigen detection tests for COVID-19

23 December 2025
Departmental update

End-of-year message from the Director of the WHO’s department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis & STIs

23 December 2025
Departmental update

WHO Civil Society Task Force on TB: 2025 End-of-Year Message

22 December 2025
Departmental update

WHO Global Summit charts a bold future for traditional medicine

21 December 2025
Departmental update

WHO publishes new global analysis revealing major equity gaps in human genomics research

21 December 2025
Departmental update

Australia and Indonesia achieve WHO Listed Authority status in medical products regulation

19 December 2025
Joint News Release

UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support

19 December 2025
Departmental update

Belgium and WHO sign new agreement to boost global equitable access to health products and technologies

19 December 2025
Departmental update

WHO launches new cancer control planning course

18 December 2025
News release

WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV

18 December 2025
Departmental update

Strategic joint evaluation of the global COVID-19 response: what did we learn?

18 December 2025
Departmental update

Evaluation advocacy video amplifies the call for disability-inclusive health systems

18 December 2025
Departmental update

Evaluation of WHO’s coordination in health emergencies helps guide humanitarian reforms

18 December 2025
Statement

Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines

18 December 2025
Departmental update

We Care: building evidence for safer abortion services

18 December 2025
Departmental update

Advancing health equity for people on the move

18 December 2025
Departmental update

Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - November/December 2025

18 December 2025
Departmental update

WHO launches its first Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine

17 December 2025
News release

WHO hosts the second Global Summit to advance evidence, integration and innovation for traditional medicine

16 December 2025
Departmental update

WHO highlights health risks and opportunities in the global waste crisis

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3 February 2026
Joint News Release

Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally

3 February 2026
News release

WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settings

2 February 2026
Statement

Six years after COVID-19’s global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic?

3 February 2026
Statement

Joint statement on the renewed Quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation on One Health until 2030

2 February 2026
Departmental update

New customs classification for vaccines to strengthen emergency preparedness

30 January 2026
Departmental update

Global regulatory authorities reaffirm labelling as a high-impact tool to combat antimicrobial resistance

30 January 2026
Departmental update

Testing the system: regional simulation exercises advance global health security

30 January 2026
News release

Communities unite to address stigma and discrimination affecting people with neglected tropical diseases

25 January 2026
Departmental update

In memoriam Dr William H. Foege (1936–2026)

28 January 2026
Departmental update

New WHO Collaborating Centre established to support work on food safety and healthy diet

27 January 2026
News release

WHO urges schools worldwide to promote healthy eating for children

24 January 2026
Statement

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States

23 January 2026
News release

Countries progress negotiations in support of WHO Pandemic Agreement

26 January 2026
Departmental update

New UN-Water GLAAS findings: stronger WASH systems needed for safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene for all

21 January 2026
News release

WHO renews commitment to a leprosy-free world, spotlighting partnership and progress ahead of World Leprosy Day

21 January 2026
Departmental update

New guide promotes safe, inclusive and child-friendly public spaces

16 January 2026
Departmental update

Message for World Leprosy Day 2026

16 January 2026
Departmental update

WHO Egypt launches a new national training-of-trainers programme on mass casualty management

15 January 2026
Highlights

Updated WHO manuals provide guidance to strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and response capacities worldwide

14 January 2026
Departmental update

Updated WHO manuals released to help countries strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and response

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3 February 2026
Joint News Release

Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally

3 February 2026
News release

WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settings

2 February 2026
Statement

Six years after COVID-19’s global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic?

3 February 2026
Statement

Joint statement on the renewed Quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation on One Health until 2030

2 February 2026
Departmental update

New customs classification for vaccines to strengthen emergency preparedness

30 January 2026
Departmental update

Global regulatory authorities reaffirm labelling as a high-impact tool to combat antimicrobial resistance

30 January 2026
Departmental update

Testing the system: regional simulation exercises advance global health security

30 January 2026
News release

Communities unite to address stigma and discrimination affecting people with neglected tropical diseases

25 January 2026
Departmental update

In memoriam Dr William H. Foege (1936–2026)

28 January 2026
Departmental update

New WHO Collaborating Centre established to support work on food safety and healthy diet

27 January 2026
News release

WHO urges schools worldwide to promote healthy eating for children

24 January 2026
Statement

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States

23 January 2026
News release

Countries progress negotiations in support of WHO Pandemic Agreement

26 January 2026
Departmental update

New UN-Water GLAAS findings: stronger WASH systems needed for safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene for all

21 January 2026
News release

WHO renews commitment to a leprosy-free world, spotlighting partnership and progress ahead of World Leprosy Day

21 January 2026
Departmental update

New guide promotes safe, inclusive and child-friendly public spaces

16 January 2026
Departmental update

Message for World Leprosy Day 2026

16 January 2026
Departmental update

WHO Egypt launches a new national training-of-trainers programme on mass casualty management

15 January 2026
Highlights

Updated WHO manuals provide guidance to strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and response capacities worldwide

14 January 2026
Departmental update

Updated WHO manuals released to help countries strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and response

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