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Will medicinal cannabis help my mental health? Here are the evidence and the risks
Message from the Director – continuing sexual and reproductive health and rights progress in turbulent times
Types of data requested to inform May 2026 COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition deliberations
Brisbane mum’s midlife reinvention inspires thousands as style influencer at 48
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on key annex to the Pandemic Agreement
African Road Safety Charter comes into force
WHO welcomes IOM into the Global Digital Health Certification Network
WHO is now a Green Climate Fund accredited entity
Encouraging progress in inclusive health policies for refugees and migrants
Social Prescribing Day: RACGP calls for community connection to be treated as essential healthcare
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation backs science with funding commitment for sexual and reproductive rights
New WHO Guidance Helps Countries to Institutionalize Simulation Exercises to Strengthen Health Emergency Readiness
A tax on unhealthy foods could save 212,000 Australian lives and $15 billion in healthcare costs
Strengthening digital health capacities through blended learning
WHO recommends new diagnostic tools to help end TB
WHO and partners launch new initiative to expand use of digital health wallets
Towards responsible AI for mental health and well-being: experts chart a way forward
German Health Minister Nina Warken and WHO Hub in Berlin highlight 2025 achievements
Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children die before age five
JCU re-designated as WHO Collaborating Centre for tropical disease control
Media Alert | Chief Minister 16 March
Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East, WHO says
WHO releases new target product profiles for urgently needed antibiotics
Media Conference: Ten arrested after coordinated vehicle disruption operation by Townsville police
WHO launches first-ever implementation handbook to accelerate country action on hepatitis elimination
Singapore sets global first by reaching WHO’s highest classification for medical device regulation
WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis
Communities at the centre: advancing social and economic protection for preparedness and response
Statement of the Forty-fourth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy
WHO releases updated Health Inequality Data Repository and Health Equity Assessment Toolkit
WHO calls for a global shift to environmentally friendly, less invasive and affordable oral health care
WHO highlights the importance of addressing childhood hearing loss
Appetite Suppressants Are Reshaping Landscape
Recommendations for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere season
Santiago de Chile Declaration launched to advance clean air and environmental justice in Latin America
Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
WHO tests a strategy game to improve outbreak response speed
Local voices, local data: how localization can strengthen malaria elimination across Africa
WHO designates new Collaborating Centre to strengthen evidence and integration of traditional medicine
WHO Director-General visits Jordan to recognize strong collaboration on health system delivery, emergency relief and advancing mental health
UNSW Sydney takes lion’s share of cardiovascular research awards
UNITAR Named As New Host Organization Of IOMC
Anthony Rodgers takes out top NSW state award for cardiovascular research award
Attacks on Ukraine’s health care increased by 20% in 2025
WHO validates elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya
Air Pollution May Directly Contribute To Alzheimer’s Disease – New Study
Global commitment on display as countries negotiate key annex to the Pandemic Agreement