WHO releases new global lists of high-burden countries for TB, HIV-associated TB and drug-resistant TB
Newly launched WHO GEHM series marks a milestone in starting a systematic evidence review in key topical issues on health and migration
Caesarean section rates continue to rise, amid growing inequalities in access
WHO High-Level Event galvanizes commitment and action to accelerate the global drive to scale up TB prevention
Soaring e-waste affects the health of millions of children, WHO warns
Afghanistan receives shipment of medical kits to support health care delivery services
Call for Innovation in women’s cancers
Updated recommendations for use of Pfizer–BioNTech, Moderna and Janssen vaccines against COVID-19
Young people and COVID-19: Behavioural considerations for promoting safe behaviours
WHO announces updates on the treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis
The ACT Accelerator partnership welcomes commitment of 870 million vaccine doses and calls for more investment in all tools to end the pandemic
G7 announces pledges of 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, of which at least half to be delivered by the end of 2021
Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region
Approaches to sustained control of neglected tropical diseases need to evolve and adapt
26 International experts to kickstart the One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP)
New HIV/AIDS political declaration seeks to end inequalities and get on track to end AIDS by 2030
New WHO guidance seeks to put an end to human rights violations in mental health care
Countries reaffirm commitment to ending polio at launch of new eradication strategy
Council on the Economics of Health For All issues brief on equitable health innovation
WHO publishes new Consolidated HIV guidelines for prevention, treatment, service delivery & monitoring
Manual for investigating suspected outbreaks of illnesses of possible chemical etiology: guidance for investigation and control
Statement on the eighth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
New findings from the ODYSSEY trial confirm superiority of dolutegravir-based ART in young children
Launch WHO guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections
WHO warns that HIV infection increases risk of severe and critical COVID-19
Message from Director SRH/HRP
COVID-19 pandemic leads to major backsliding on childhood vaccinations, new WHO, UNICEF data shows
Webinar series on Rural Health Equity
WHO issues new recommendations on human genome editing for the advancement of public health
WHO launches Guidelines for Recreational Water Quality as summer heats up
COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS): updated guidance regarding myocarditis and pericarditis reported with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
New SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic tests online course
UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
World Zoonosis Day 6 July: Online learning supports governments to operationalize a One Health approach in countries
WHO releases first guidelines on hepatitis C virus self-testing
New WHO recommendations issued to improve access to rapid molecular tests for the detection of TB and drug-resistant TB
WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access
Active TB Drug Safety Monitoring and Management (aDSM) global database: Outcome of the assessment and future of data reporting
New study highlights unacceptably high global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men
