Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, UNFPA Executive Director, Natalia Kanem, WHO Director-General, Dr…
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Mpox outbreak in South Africa
The International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of the Republic of South Africa notified…
MeDevIS platform announced to boost access to medical technologies and devices
World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), the…
WHO releases first-ever clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions, including behavioural support…
Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year…
Chad eliminates human African trypanosomiasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Chad for having eliminated the gambiense form of human African…
Gavi to boost access to life-saving human rabies vaccines in over 50 countries
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, is announcing support for human rabies vaccines for…
Avian Influenza A(H5N2) in Mexico
Following further investigation and information sharing by national authorities in Mexico, this is an update to…
Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Outbreak in Australia
On 22 May 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of a laboratory-confirmed case of…
Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly
On 29 May 2024, Member States (with the initiation of Spain) approved a new resolution on…
Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly
Delegates at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA 77) approved a four-year, US$ 11.1 billion strategy…
WHO launches its first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a…
Shipment of newest malaria vaccine
UNICEF delivered over 43,000 doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine by air to Bangui, Central African…
Multi-country outbreak of cholera
From 1 January 2024 to 28 April 2024, a cumulative total of 145 900 cholera cases…
WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine
A new vaccine for dengue received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May…
Governments agree to continue their steady progress on proposed pandemic agreement
overnments of the world agreed to continue working on a proposed pandemic agreement, and to further…
Hepatitis E disease Outbreak in Chad
On 5 March 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified by the Chad International Health…
WHO Results Report 2023 shows notable health achievements
The World Health Organization (WHO) Results Report 2023, the most comprehensive to date, showcases achievement of…
WHO Director-General remarks at the resumed session of the 9th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, addressed the WHO Member States today at the resumed ninth…
Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations
In the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (WGIHR),…
WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
New evidence from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows the extensive overuse of antibiotics during the…
