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10 October 2025
Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2024–2025
Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, remains a major public health challenge despite decades of sustained efforts. More than 99% of population requiring...
10 October 2025
Progress in eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: Report from the Inter-American...
Human onchocerciasis (river blindness) is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted by Simulium black flies that breed in fast-flowing...
10 October 2025
Access to medical products in the South-East Asia Region 2025
Access to Medical Products in the WHO South-East Asia Region 2025 is a biennial publication documenting progress and challenges in ensuring equitable access...
8 October 2025
Report of the 4th Life Course Network meeting, 18-19 November 2024 - Extending healthy ageing across...
World Health Organization (WHO)’s work on the life course – connecting optimal development and healthy ageing – aims to extend learning...