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Study shows peer support model improves mental health and wellbeing of transgender persons in Delhi NCR
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
Support For Global Response To Ebola
Primary Care Reform Implementation Report
Should climate change be declared a global health emergency?
Women with kidney disease are being undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research
Australia-China network set to advance collaborative biomedical research
Driving innovation in stroke care and sustainable clinical trials
Changemakers LIVE highlights the next generation shaping the future of health
Experts call for urgent action as seven million Australians living with high blood pressure
Amcor Achieves Cleanroom Certification In Puerto Rico
WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel amended
WHO issues first recommendation on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to help prevent sexually transmitted infections
Adapting the global research agenda to local contexts
Landmark approval of Tzield in Australia ushers in a new era of delay for type 1 diabetes
Global health leaders reaffirm commitment to Immunization Agenda 2030
Global commission to pave the way for equal precision health
The World Health Assembly adopts updated Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2026-2036)
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026
World Health Assembly endorses resolution on precision medicine
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2026
WHO and African Medicines Agency launch landmark framework to strengthen access to quality-assured health products in Africa
Strengthening nursing and midwifery through global collaboration
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly honours global champions advancing primary health care
Dark matter hunters, climate scientists and biomedical animators recognised for contributions to Australian science
Norad’s US$ 3 million boost to WHO acute care programme set to save thousands of lives
First Nations-led housing solutions are already here, the research needs to catch up
The hantavirus outbreak is the warning the world needs to improve pandemic preparedness
Norad’s US$ 3 million boost to WHO emergency care programme set to save thousands of lives
Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders
WHO introduces PREVENT technical package to address lead poisoning
WHO launches advocacy, communications and partnerships plan on the health response to climate change, air pollution and energy poverty
Ebola outbreak declared a global health emergency – what you need to know
Global health gains face threat of reversal
WHO launches revamped SHAKE package to help reduce salt intake
PolyU showcases startup incubation and knowledge transfer excellence at Asia Summit on Global Health, advancing Hong Kong’s development into international health and…
New WHO health inequality country profiles to track progress on achieving health equity
George Institute welcomes new WHO guidance on potassium-enriched salt
NSW Nurses celebrated for their commitment to communities
WHO and IPU call on parliamentarians to join the WHA Global Parliamentary Forum
Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research
New WHO online course strengthens good practices in clinical trials
Professor Ian Hamilton Appointed Director of Global Planetary Health Program and Chair in Planetary Health
Three new research projects to support the future of Australia’s chicken meat industry
UNSW to fast-track female founders in new $4m NSW Government program
Landmark achievement opens pathway for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
How unhealthy ultra-processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them