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Public health intelligence for a safer world: WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence strategy 2026–2030

The World Health Organization’s Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence brings countries, partners and innovators together to strengthen the capabilities...

Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2025–2026

Onchocerciasis is caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted through the bites of blackflies (Simulium spp.). Adult worms live...

Supporting the transition to community-based mental health and social care

This practical guide supports psychiatric hospital leaders and decision-makers to advance deinstitutionalization (DI) for adults who have experienced long...

Universal social protection inclusive of people with tuberculosis: monitoring and evaluation framework

Universal social protection is essential to ending tuberculosis (TB). People with TB often face substantial health-related expenses, loss of income and...