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Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly to focus on “saving lives, driving health for all” as WHO turns 75
Urgent action needed to tackle stalled progress on health-related Sustainable Development Goals
Taking stand for good health on World No Tobacco Day
WHO Director-General announces Global Health Leaders Awards
Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines
Registration Open: Please apply to join the second UN High-Level Meeting on TB
WHO announces the development of the Consolidated Guidelines on STI prevention and care (2022-2023)
The WHO says we shouldn’t bother with artificial sweeteners for weight loss or health. Is sugar better?
Should you tell your boss about your mental illness? Here’s what to weigh up
High-level resource mobilization conference to eliminate viral hepatitis
Scientists in Tahiti prepare to release sterilized mosquitoes to control dengue
New resources released to help more preterm and low birthweight babies benefit from kangaroo mother care
WHO congratulates Benin and Mali for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
WHO calls for safe and ethical AI for health
New WHO report highlights progress, but also remaining gaps, in ensuring a robust pipeline of antibiotic treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Transport systems need to be made safe, healthy and sustainable
TDR and WHO announce TDA4Child, an operational research package to generate data on treatment decision algorithms for pulmonary tuberculosis in children
WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
Statement of the thirty-fifth Polio IHR Emergency Committee
WHO calls for accelerated action to reduce anaemia
First-ever WHO research agenda on hand hygiene in health care to improve quality and safety of care
Fifth Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee on the Multi-Country Outbreak of monkeypox (mpox)
Consumers sent 17,000 complaints to AFCA during pandemic
We worked out how many tobacco lobbyists end up in government, and vice versa. It’s a lot
Lifesaving solution dramatically reduces severe bleeding after childbirth
Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN
IATA Statement On The End Of Covid As An International Public Health Emergency
UAE and WHO deliver air lift of critical medical supplies to Sudan
Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Community can help with next vaccines as flu reaches pre-pandemic levels
WHO and tobacco control partners urge countries not to partner or work with the tobacco industry
Collaborating locally is key for progress globally towards health-related SDGs
Quadripartite welcomes OHHLEP’s new white paper on zoonotic spillover prevention
African Parliamentarians rally to boost life-saving laws, regulations on road safety
Statement on the risks associated with use of valproic acid (sodium valproate) in women and girls of childbearing potential
New survey results show health systems starting to recover from pandemic
Review considers when is best to administer antenatal corticosteroids
NHMRC gives gender equity and women in healthcare leadership a boost
$7.9 million for research collaboration on policy and practice
WHO Director-General and Civil Society Task Force on TB release joint statement on key priorities in the lead up to 2nd UN…
Public consultation of experts to join the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Roadmap: Meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care guidelines
WHO and IAPAC sign a memorandum of understanding focused on ending epidemics in cities
UN special programme for research on sexual and reproductive health celebrates 50 years
WHO launches new initiative to improve pandemic preparedness
WHO urges increased implementation of recommended tools to combat malaria
Regional Reflections – building consensus and highlighting regional priorities on activating meaningful engagement
In World Immunization Week, a call to protect the world’s children
Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunization progress lost during the pandemic