World Health Organization says failure to deliver AIDS medicines is a global health emergency
Children suffer most from the effects of ozone depletion
Amid SARS concerns, WHO urges influenza vaccinations for high-risk groups
WHO Director-General calls for “urgent treatment” for people with AIDS in Africa
Access to health services should be possible right across Angola
Joint mission on SARS animal reservoir and necessary next steps
Joint WHO, Food and Agriculture Organization and Chinese government mission on SARS animal reservoir and possible transmission to Humans
Young girls using tobacco almost as much as boys in many regions of the world
IARC Monographs Programme finds betel-quid and areca-nut chewing carcinogenic to humans
WHO calls on governments to include smoking cessation in tobacco control strategies
Global Cancer Alliance calls on Cancer Control community to put words into action and save millions of lives
New WHO Director-General urges countries to sign Tobacco Convention
New WHO Director-General steps up global polio eradication effort as Polio threatens other countries
LEE Jong-wook takes office as WHO Director-General
WHO calls for widespread free access to anti-TB drugs for people living with HIV
Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts more than 50 new food standards
SARS outbreak contained worldwide
WHO calls for urgent injection of supplies and funds to combat mounting health crisis in Liberia
Failure to take prescribed medicine for chronic diseases is a massive, world-wide problem
UN Food and Trade Standards Commission opens meeting to adopt new standards for some foods and revise others
WHO/PAHO and partners set out Zika strategic response plan for the next 18 months
WHO convenes 3rd meeting of Emergency Committee on Zika and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations
WHO supports Cabo Verde in managing Zika virus
Health workers: a triple return for health, economic growth, and employment
WHO and experts prioritize vaccines, diagnostics and innovative vector control tools for Zika R&D
Director-General leads WHO delegation to the Belt and Road Forum for Health Cooperation
WHO outlines ways to prevent and mitigate childhood hearing loss
Thousands of lives at risk as Gaza public hospitals face fuel and electricity crisis
WHO Executive Board announces the names of the 3 nominees for the post of WHO Director-General
WHO Executive Board agrees on an initial short list of candidates to the post of WHO Director-General
Mahmoud Fikri appointed as Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
UN humanitarian chiefs strongly condemn attacks on medical personnel and facilities by all parties to the Syria conflict
Statement on the death of Nelson Mandela
WHO Statement on the Fourth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV
WHO welcomes the updating of the European Union (EU) Tobacco Products Directive
WHO Statement on the Third Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV
Appeal by heads of leading UN humanitarian agencies for the people of the Syrian Arab Republic
WHO Statement on the Second Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV
WHO/World Bank convene ministerial meeting to discuss best practices for moving forward on universal health coverage
UNICEF and WHO condemn attacks on health workers in Nigeria
