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Ibero-American road safety leaders strengthen cooperation
Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease
Countries pave the way for stronger local production and health sovereignty
WHO convenes global experts to develop new road safety legal guidance
Exemplary road safety progress in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
University of Manchester research supports major WHO update on global air pollution
WHO expands Health Inequality Monitoring Network, doubling global membership
Behavioural Sciences for Better Health: A WHO Toolkit for Institutional Capacity
New WHO report outlines critical steps to confront fungal disease and antifungal resistance
New SDG data shows stalled progress on air pollution and health
Forty-ninth session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards
TAG-TP statement on immunomodulators and host-directed therapies for Bundibugyo virus disease
New WHO report charts progress on the SAFER alcohol policy initiative
Global Push To Recognise Threat Of Toxoplasmosis
From consultation to partnership: WHO Civil Society Commission charts next phase
One Health experts in Lyon chart path from commitment to coordinated action on capacity-building
United to End AIDS: New political declaration launches final push to accelerate progress towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030
WHA79 – WHO supports high-level dialogues on cancer, innovation, and equitable access
655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target
WHO advances global harmonization of herbal medicine standards through expert meeting on the development of international herbal pharmacopoeia
HIIP continues to broaden its global footprint with new country partnerships
WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects
African countries convene to prepare for future rollout of new TB vaccines for adults and adolescents
The United Kingdom’s new road safety strategy has lessons to share
WHO celebrates the power of yoga for healthy ageing
Seniors Carry Australia’s Heaviest Back Pain Burden — A Rising Mental Health Toll as Chronic Pain Takes Hold
The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean?
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

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