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WHO unveils third addendum to Guidelines for drinking-water quality
WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease
Macao workshop boosts global action on quality and safety of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine practices
WHO designates new Collaborating Centre to strengthen the application of behavioural sciences for better health
WHO Step-by-Step programme recognized as a promising innovation for mental health in humanitarian settings
WHO issues first ever guidance to advance child-focused dengue treatments
WHO applauds South Africa’s leadership in advancing HIV prevention through lenacapavir rollout
Global experts strengthen vehicle safety regulations, apply new road safety technologies
Caring for non-communicable diseases during pregnancy, expert convening
Countries and partners call for stronger, accountable systems to eliminate cervical cancer
Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access
WHO consultation builds momentum for coordinated action on pharmaceutical decarbonization
A new blueprint offers definitive solutions to end one of childbirth’s deadliest complications
Twenty-one countries launch coordinated Andes virus research initiative following hantavirus outbreak
Call for public consultation – WHO’s Procedure for prequalification of vaccines
Updates for insecticide resistance monitoring: discriminating concentrations and methods
Australia’s huge ‘forever chemical’ lawsuit focuses on the cleanup – not human health. Why?
WHO convenes global biomanufacturing partners to advance workforce development and local production
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – May 2026
Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan
Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains
Countries unite at WHA79 to advance refugee and migrant health through stronger national systems
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
MEDIA ADVISORY: King’s Birthday long weekend traffic operation
WHO invites manufacturers to submit medicines for prequalification to expand treatment for substance use disorders
Should climate change be declared a global health emergency?
New WHO discussion paper sets out opportunities and risks of AI in evidence-informed health policy
WHO launches new guide to help scale psychological self-help
Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by…
New Research Reveals Back Pain’s Mental, Physical and Financial Toll on Australians
What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading
WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel amended
WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products
Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus
WHO issues first recommendation on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to help prevent sexually transmitted infections
Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Adapting the global research agenda to local contexts
Global health leaders reaffirm commitment to Immunization Agenda 2030
The World Health Assembly adopts updated Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2026-2036)
High-level meeting reaffirms shared commitment to strengthen cross-border collaboration and accelerate elimination of malaria and neglected tropical diseases
How integrating tradition and self-care has strengthened public health in the Americas
79th World Health Assembly adopts resolution to strengthen pharmacovigilance
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026
First meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Healing the future: Traditional medicine drives innovation, equity and planetary health at WHA79
World Health Assembly endorses resolution on precision medicine
World must ‘double down on delivery’ for global road safety, says WHO

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