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20 November 2024
Departmental update

Advancing access to better paediatric medicines on World Children’s Day

20 November 2024
Departmental update

More Member States join the fight for health in the face of climate change

19 November 2024
Departmental update

Countries in the Western Pacific Region are building capacity to achieve conducive ecosystems for sustainable local production

19 November 2024
News release

WHO Investment Round: culminating moment at G20 Summit as leaders pledge

19 November 2024
News release

WHO adds LC16m8 mpox vaccine to Emergency Use Listing

19 November 2024
Departmental update

WHO releases new report addressing TB among refugees and migrants

19 November 2024
Note for Media

47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

19 November 2024
Departmental update

G20 leaders in Brazil recognize potential of evidence-based traditional medicine

19 November 2024
Departmental update

STEPS Report Addressing the Growing Challenge of Mental Health and NCDs in Ghana

18 November 2024
Departmental update

Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - September/October 2024

18 November 2024
Departmental update

Comprehensive hospital data provides new insights into maternal and newborn health in Nigeria

18 November 2024
Departmental update

Baku COP29 advances health-climate commitments with new coalition

17 November 2024
News release

WHO and partners rally cervical cancer elimination efforts

14 November 2024
Departmental update

WHO Global Health Emergency Corps sets out actions to save lives during health emergencies

14 November 2024
Joint News Release

Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023

14 November 2024
Departmental update

WHO celebrates US$ 10 million grant for Health Impact Investment Platform

13 November 2024
News release

Urgent action needed as global diabetes cases increase four-fold over past decades

12 November 2024
Joint News Release

IsDB joins efforts with WHO and development partners to promote health impact investment

11 November 2024
Departmental update

World No Tobacco Day: Unmasking the appeal

9 November 2024
Departmental update

China and WHO deepen strategic partnership to lead global traditional medicine advancements

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8 December 2024
Departmental update

New study measuring laws protecting health and care workers highlights innovations and gaps

6 January 2025
Departmental update

WHO announces the development of new guidelines for lenacapavir and updated HIV testing guidelines

6 December 2024
Departmental update

Building migrant- and refugee-inclusive health systems in a changing climate

5 December 2024
Departmental update

Senegal and Rwanda achieve WHO Maturity Level 3 in medicines regulation

11 December 2024
News release

Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat

13 December 2024
News release

Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk

6 December 2024
Departmental update

WHO announces the development of updated guidance on managing advanced HIV disease

5 December 2024
Departmental update

New WHO book on health inequality monitoring

5 December 2024
Departmental update

Mpox response: use of digital and analytics tools webinar

5 December 2024
News release

WHO announces first prequalification of a tuberculosis diagnostic test

4 December 2024
Departmental update

The WHO Skin NTDs App shows encouraging results in Kenya study

4 December 2024
Departmental update

Clinical consortium on healthy ageing meeting, 2024

3 December 2024
Statement

Statement of the fortieth meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee

20 November 2024
Departmental update

World AIDS Day 2024

3 December 2024
Departmental update

WHO trains policy-makers to enhance health outcomes for refugees and migrants

5 December 2024
Departmental update

Priorities in planning hepatitis B and C testing services: new operational guide

2 December 2024
Departmental update

World AIDS Day 2024: prioritizing the rights of young people through evidence-based interventions

26 November 2024
Departmental update

Join the global effort in strengthening local production for health equity and security: The 3rd World Local Production Forum will be held in the United Arab Emirates in 2025

29 November 2024
News release

New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes

28 November 2024
Statement

Second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024

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8 December 2024
Departmental update

New study measuring laws protecting health and care workers highlights innovations and gaps

6 January 2025
Departmental update

WHO announces the development of new guidelines for lenacapavir and updated HIV testing guidelines

6 December 2024
Departmental update

Building migrant- and refugee-inclusive health systems in a changing climate

5 December 2024
Departmental update

Senegal and Rwanda achieve WHO Maturity Level 3 in medicines regulation

11 December 2024
News release

Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat

13 December 2024
News release

Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk

6 December 2024
Departmental update

WHO announces the development of updated guidance on managing advanced HIV disease

5 December 2024
Departmental update

New WHO book on health inequality monitoring

5 December 2024
Departmental update

Mpox response: use of digital and analytics tools webinar

5 December 2024
News release

WHO announces first prequalification of a tuberculosis diagnostic test

4 December 2024
Departmental update

The WHO Skin NTDs App shows encouraging results in Kenya study

4 December 2024
Departmental update

Clinical consortium on healthy ageing meeting, 2024

3 December 2024
Statement

Statement of the fortieth meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee

20 November 2024
Departmental update

World AIDS Day 2024

3 December 2024
Departmental update

WHO trains policy-makers to enhance health outcomes for refugees and migrants

5 December 2024
Departmental update

Priorities in planning hepatitis B and C testing services: new operational guide

2 December 2024
Departmental update

World AIDS Day 2024: prioritizing the rights of young people through evidence-based interventions

26 November 2024
Departmental update

Join the global effort in strengthening local production for health equity and security: The 3rd World Local Production Forum will be held in the United Arab Emirates in 2025

29 November 2024
News release

New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes

28 November 2024
Statement

Second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024

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