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2 September 2024
Departmental update

Safety 2024 highlights effective interventions to save lives

1 September 2024
Departmental update

Better snakebite data needed to save lives and limbs

31 August 2024
Joint News Release

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO

29 August 2024
News release

WHO urges rapid access to mpox diagnostic tests, invites manufacturers to emergency review

29 August 2024
Departmental update

The Republic of Korea and WHO discuss joint priorities, challenges and trends around global health

28 August 2024
News release

WHO and International Paralympic Committee team up to highlight power of assistive technology at Paris 2024 Paralympics

27 August 2024
News release

Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO’s first-ever Investment Round

26 August 2024
News release

Global strategic preparedness and response plan launched by WHO to contain mpox outbreak

26 August 2024
Departmental update

WHO introduces tool to scale-up country emergency capabilities and response

23 August 2024
Departmental update

WHO issues rapid communication on key updates to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

19 August 2024
Statement

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

19 August 2024
Departmental update

South Africa prepares for future respiratory pathogen pandemics

16 August 2024
Statement

Humanitarian pauses vital for critical polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip

15 August 2024
Departmental update

WHO offers new online course on building resilient health systems

14 August 2024
Departmental update

WHO releases updated Target Product Profiles for tuberculosis diagnosis and detection of drug resistance

14 August 2024
News release

WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

13 August 2024
Statement

Statement of the Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee

9 August 2024
News release

WHO invites mpox vaccine manufacturers to submit dossiers for emergency evaluation

5 August 2024
Medical product alert

Medical Product Alert N°3/2024: Falsified (contaminated) Oxymorphone Hydrochloride 40mg

4 August 2024
Departmental update

Malaysia commits to reducing road traffic speeds in school zones

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4 October 2024
Statement

Statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on the safety of the mpox vaccines for use in high-risk groups

3 October 2024
News release

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, boosting global access

3 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO-trained journalist wins road safety prize at Ghana’s national journalism awards

3 October 2024
News release

WHO launches global strategic plan to fight rising dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases

1 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO validates the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Pakistan

1 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO, National Medical Center of Republic of Korea strengthen collaboration on emergency response

1 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO calls for urgent transformation of care and support systems for older people

1 October 2024
News release

Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

30 September 2024
Departmental update

New advisory group established for SPECS 2030 initiative

27 September 2024
News release

Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2025 southern hemisphere influenza season

26 September 2024
News release

WHO and TikTok to collaborate on more science-based information on health and well-being

18 September 2024
Departmental update

First WHO Prequalified Vector Control Product Registered through the Collaborative Registration Procedure

26 September 2024
Departmental update

Long-acting injectable lenacapavir continues to show promising results for HIV prevention

26 September 2024
Joint News Release

World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance

25 September 2024
Feature story

Utilizing data on antimicrobial use and knowledge to inform regulatory changes to antibiotic packaging and support antimicrobial stewardship efforts in Bangladesh

25 September 2024
Feature story

Multimodal intervention to promote antimicrobial stewardship and reduce device-associated infections in intensive care units of hospitals in Paraguay, 2021-2023.

30 September 2024
Departmental update

WHO’s Hinari access to research programme drives increase in publications and trials

25 September 2024
News release

New global guidance puts forward recommendations for more effective and equitable clinical trials

3 June 2024
Departmental update

World Health Assembly 77 side event: community protection: putting communities at the centre of managing health emergencies

18 September 2024
Departmental update

WHO updates data visualization dashboard on antimicrobial resistance and use

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4 October 2024
Statement

Statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on the safety of the mpox vaccines for use in high-risk groups

3 October 2024
News release

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, boosting global access

3 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO-trained journalist wins road safety prize at Ghana’s national journalism awards

3 October 2024
News release

WHO launches global strategic plan to fight rising dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases

1 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO validates the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Pakistan

1 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO, National Medical Center of Republic of Korea strengthen collaboration on emergency response

1 October 2024
Departmental update

WHO calls for urgent transformation of care and support systems for older people

1 October 2024
News release

Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

30 September 2024
Departmental update

New advisory group established for SPECS 2030 initiative

27 September 2024
News release

Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2025 southern hemisphere influenza season

26 September 2024
News release

WHO and TikTok to collaborate on more science-based information on health and well-being

18 September 2024
Departmental update

First WHO Prequalified Vector Control Product Registered through the Collaborative Registration Procedure

26 September 2024
Departmental update

Long-acting injectable lenacapavir continues to show promising results for HIV prevention

26 September 2024
Joint News Release

World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance

25 September 2024
Feature story

Utilizing data on antimicrobial use and knowledge to inform regulatory changes to antibiotic packaging and support antimicrobial stewardship efforts in Bangladesh

25 September 2024
Feature story

Multimodal intervention to promote antimicrobial stewardship and reduce device-associated infections in intensive care units of hospitals in Paraguay, 2021-2023.

30 September 2024
Departmental update

WHO’s Hinari access to research programme drives increase in publications and trials

25 September 2024
News release

New global guidance puts forward recommendations for more effective and equitable clinical trials

3 June 2024
Departmental update

World Health Assembly 77 side event: community protection: putting communities at the centre of managing health emergencies

18 September 2024
Departmental update

WHO updates data visualization dashboard on antimicrobial resistance and use

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