WHO releases new tool to boost access to quality medicines and detect counterfeits
World Health Organization issues emergency travel advisory
WHO issues a global alert about cases of atypical pneumonia
WHO/FAO release independent Expert Report on diet and chronic disease
Agreement reached on global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Feeding hope: nutrition plays key role in HIV/AIDS care
HIV vaccine trial results are an important step forward in developing an effective vaccine, say WHO and UNAIDS
One case of “bird flu” confirmed in Hong Kong – investigation ongoing
WHO launches annual Move for Health day as global initiative to promote benefits of physical activity
Countries meet to finalize landmark agreement on International Tobacco Control
Outbreaks in Africa underscore the urgency for increased global influenza surveillance and pandemic planning
FAO, WHO launch $40 million trust fund to help poor countries participate in Codex Alimentarius
WHO and FIA join efforts for road safety
WHO releases action plan to safeguard health in war-stricken West Africa
Partnership moves in record time to provide vaccine against meningitis as epidemic emerges in Africa
India launches largest ever campaign to tackle polio epidemic
WHO to meet beverage company representatives to discuss health-related alcohol issues
Eight questions consumers should ask on the threat of mad cow disease
Dr Jong-Wook Lee nominated to be WHO Director-General
Forty new countries given low cost access to health journals
Statement on the 6th IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of wild poliovirus
Statement on the 6th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
WHO response to the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel report
WHO statement on the ninth meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding MERS-CoV
Statement on the situation in Yemen
The Ebola outbreak in Liberia is over
Statement on the 5th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
United Kingdom is declared free of Ebola virus disease
Statement on the 4th IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of wild poliovirus
WHO statement on the Eighth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding MERS-CoV
WHO welcomes appointment of UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis Dr Eric P. Goosby
Statement on the 4th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Government of Mali and WHO announce the end of the Ebola outbreak in Mali
WHO calls for urgent resumption of medical evacuations from besieged east Aleppo
WHO celebrates achievements in 2016, despite global health challenges
Dr Halfdan T. Mahler, WHO’s third Director-General, dies at 93
WHO steps up response in Aleppo and demands that health personnel be protected
Eastern Aleppo without any hospitals for more than 250,000 residents
Fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika virus
WHO condemns massive attacks on five hospitals in Syria
