News releases

Breastfeeding, a winning goal for life

WHO marks World Hepatitis Day by urging public to ‘Think Again’ about hepatitis

Far from over

WHO Director-General urges China to continue health reform process to address future health challenges

China National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for vaccines receives WHO endorsement

Improving nutrition, food safety and food security for China’s most vulnerable women and children

China’s youth tobacco survey highlights the need to protect youth from tobacco harms

“Let us do it together, and for all”: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opens Shanghai Maternal and Child Health Center

WHO honours two tobacco control champions on World No Tobacco Day

“Raising tobacco taxes will save lives” key message on World No Tobacco Day

Working together to protect health after Cyclone Gita

More action needed to achieve universal health coverage in Asia and the Pacific by global deadline

Amid concern over drug resistance, Mekong countries call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030

Stop overuse and misuse of antibiotics: combat resistance

World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros appoints Cook Islands’ Elizabeth Iro as WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer

Countries pledge to fund priority public health services; make medicines, the health workforce and food safer

Regional health leaders target elimination of: measles and rubella; HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in babies

Health leaders gather in Australia for World Health Organization’s top regional decision-making body

World Health Organization and Australia forge new strategic partnership

Cambodia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic wipe out trachoma—leading infectious cause of blindness