Publications

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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...

Progress in eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: Report from the Inter-American Conference on Onchocerciasis, 2024

Human onchocerciasis (river blindness) is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted by Simulium black flies that breed in fast-flowing...

Report of the 4th Life Course Network meeting, 18-19 November 2024 - Extending healthy ageing across the life course: connecting healthy development and healthy ageing

World Health Organization (WHO)’s work on the life course – connecting optimal development and healthy ageing – aims to extend learning...

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases, a new publication from WHO that is packed...