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Tobacco use falling: WHO urges countries to invest in helping more people to quit tobacco
Leadership in Emergencies: Building competencies for effective leadership in all-hazards emergency response
Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna making $1,000 profit every second while world’s poorest countries remain largely unvaccinated
Oral health and nutrition: collaboration supports better health
WHO releases new toolkit to support quality HIV testing services
New reduced costs of dual HIV/syphilis rapid tests to accelerate progress toward elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Joint Research Centre and World Health Organization join forces to use behavioural insights for public health
More countries committing to tackling antimicrobial resistance
Global progress against measles threatened amidst Covid pandemic
Future is Unwritten – Healing Arts Symposium
WHO, faith partners and national governments -supporting national responses to Covid
International organizations, vaccine manufacturers take stock of Covid vaccine roll out, share views for 2022
Treatment for alcohol use disorder often not perceived as ‘helpful’: WHO survey analysis
COP26 – Direct linkages between climate change, health and migration must be tackled urgently – IOM, WHO, Lancet Migration
WHO and International Organization of La Francophonie sign agreement that outlines common areas of work on universal health coverage
WHO discusses approaches to strengthen cancer efforts with members of European Parliament
Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference
New scientific research and writing mentorship initiative towards diversity in research on alcohol control policies
Foods standards body Codex Alimentarius epitomizes power of effective and efficient partnerships
Many countries are prioritizing health and climate change, but lack funds to take action
Two new tobacco cessation medicines added to WHO essential medicines list
WHO Director-General approves tobacco cessation consortium
WHO issues new compendium of data and evidence-related tools for use in TB planning and programming
WHO issues emergency use listing for eighth Covid vaccine
Urgent need for vaccine to prevent deadly Group B streptococcus
An appeal to G20 leaders to make vaccines accessible to people on move
World Health Organization Secretariat announcement regarding election of next WHO Director-General
Message from Director SRH/HRP 29 October
New ACT-Accelerator strategy calls for US$ 23.4 billion international investment to solve inequities
WHO launches third edition Health for All Film Festival call for short films
WHO kicks off Decade of Action for Road Safety
WHO guidance to reduce illness due to lead exposure
Updated statement regarding myocarditis and pericarditis reported with Covid mRNA vaccines
Peggy Maguire Appointed to WHO Academy Quality Committee Board
WHO-Unitaid statement on MPP licensing agreement for molnupiravir
Agenda 2030 – IMPROVING DATA QUALITY AND USE FOR MONITORING SDGs
Health – Political Choice: Solidarity, Science and Solutions
Covid treatments – what are they and how do they work?
Journalism in pandemic: Covering Covid now and in future — self-directed course for journalists
Journalism in pandemic: Covering Covid vaccines — What journalists need to know
Use of WHO costing and budgeting tool for National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance in Sierra Leone
Statement on ninth meeting of International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding coronavirus disease pandemic
WHO Statement on Solidarity Trial Vaccines
Top economists call for radical redirection of economy to put Health for All at centre in run-up to G20
Dental Practitioner Support: Vital mental health support for dentists
India launches new national action plan for dog mediated rabies elimination by 2030
States Must Deliver on Commitments to Restore Global Connectivity
WHO, WIPO, WTO update information note on an integrated health, trade, IP response to Covid