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Director-General announces new initiative to end childhood obesity

19 May 2014
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Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly opens in Geneva

16 May 2014
Departmental update

Ghana uses instant smartphone messaging to accelerate dracunculiasis surveillance

15 May 2014
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World Health Statistics 2014

14 May 2014
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WHO statement on the Fifth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV

14 May 2014
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WHO calls for stronger focus on adolescent health

12 May 2014
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WHO calls on governments to do more to prevent alcohol-related deaths and diseases

8 May 2014
Departmental update

Asking young people about sexual and reproductive behaviours

8 May 2014
Note for Media

WHO/UNICEF highlight need to further reduce gaps in access to improved drinking water and sanitation

7 May 2014
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Air quality deteriorating in many of the world’s cities

6 May 2014
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United Nations agencies report steady progress in saving mothers’ lives

5 May 2014
Statement

WHO statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee concerning the international spread of wild poliovirus

2 May 2014
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Good hand hygiene by health workers protects patients from drug resistant infections

30 April 2014
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WHO’s first global report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health

28 April 2014
Departmental update

WHO issues roadmap for scaled-up response to the Ebola outbreak

27 April 2014
Departmental update

WHO calls for scaling up of workers' health coverage

24 April 2014
Note for Media

World Malaria Day 2014: WHO helps countries assess feasibility of eliminating malaria

16 April 2014
Departmental update

EU Clinical trials regulation -new legislation

11 April 2014
Departmental update

South Sudan introduces reward to accelerate detection and reporting

2 April 2014
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World Health Day 2014: Preventing vector-borne diseases

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16 November 2015
Departmental update

WHO launches country profiles to monitor action on health and climate change

26 February 2018
Departmental update

Eliminating dog-mediated human rabies: Karachi determined to overcome a public health hazard

9 October 2019
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New evidence shows significant mistreatment of women during childbirth

1 May 2018
Departmental update

Highlevel meeting discusses elimination of dog-mediated rabies

9 March 2016
Departmental update

WHO Launches Global Programme on Climate Change & Health

25 July 2018
Departmental update

WHO statement on rabies vaccine incident in China

5 December 2018
Departmental update

WHO launches COP24 special report on health and climate change

8 October 2019
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WHO launches first World report on vision

10 September 2019
Departmental update

Stakeholder meeting on Building the Health and Energy Platform of Action

21 May 2019
Departmental update

More people have access to electricity than ever before, but world is falling short of sustainable energy goals

20 September 2017
Departmental update

WHO launches information sheet on dementia

5 March 2019
Departmental update

WHO iSupport : a programme for carers of people with dementia

4 October 2019
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WHO and FIFA team up for health

3 October 2019
Statement

Statement of the Twenty-Second IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus

27 May 2019
Departmental update

72nd World Health Assembly adopts resolution on emergency and trauma care

28 September 2019
Departmental update

Rabies elimination: an opportunity for social justice

1 October 2019
Statement

WHO Director-General visits devastated sites in the Bahamas to assess health impacts of Hurricane Dorian

24 September 2019
Departmental update

Pollution pods connect the dots between air pollution, climate change and health at UN Climate Action Summit

16 June 2019
Departmental update

Competency Framework for Health Workers’ Education and Training on Antimicrobial Resistance

30 April 2019
Departmental update

Development of a Global Competency Framework for UHC

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16 November 2015
Departmental update

WHO launches country profiles to monitor action on health and climate change

26 February 2018
Departmental update

Eliminating dog-mediated human rabies: Karachi determined to overcome a public health hazard

9 October 2019
News release

New evidence shows significant mistreatment of women during childbirth

1 May 2018
Departmental update

Highlevel meeting discusses elimination of dog-mediated rabies

9 March 2016
Departmental update

WHO Launches Global Programme on Climate Change & Health

25 July 2018
Departmental update

WHO statement on rabies vaccine incident in China

5 December 2018
Departmental update

WHO launches COP24 special report on health and climate change

8 October 2019
News release

WHO launches first World report on vision

10 September 2019
Departmental update

Stakeholder meeting on Building the Health and Energy Platform of Action

21 May 2019
Departmental update

More people have access to electricity than ever before, but world is falling short of sustainable energy goals

20 September 2017
Departmental update

WHO launches information sheet on dementia

5 March 2019
Departmental update

WHO iSupport : a programme for carers of people with dementia

4 October 2019
News release

WHO and FIFA team up for health

3 October 2019
Statement

Statement of the Twenty-Second IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus

27 May 2019
Departmental update

72nd World Health Assembly adopts resolution on emergency and trauma care

28 September 2019
Departmental update

Rabies elimination: an opportunity for social justice

1 October 2019
Statement

WHO Director-General visits devastated sites in the Bahamas to assess health impacts of Hurricane Dorian

24 September 2019
Departmental update

Pollution pods connect the dots between air pollution, climate change and health at UN Climate Action Summit

16 June 2019
Departmental update

Competency Framework for Health Workers’ Education and Training on Antimicrobial Resistance

30 April 2019
Departmental update

Development of a Global Competency Framework for UHC

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