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Safe drinking water a concern for too many countries
Australian research shows air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia globally
Children’s Lives Will Be Saved Due to Invention of Simple Water Treatment System “Aquatabs Flo”
As Ebola cases reach 3000 in DRC, WHO calls on all partners to fulfill promises to communities
Weak systems and funding gaps jeopardize drinking-water and sanitation
WHO commitment to Pacific and climate action
Microplastics and their potential to harm health
Rising to challenge of malaria eradication
Who calls for more research into microplastics and a crackdown on plastic pollution
Dentists applaud plans for more transparent sugar labelling
George Institute hosts India’s first Rapid Evidence Synthesis Unit in collaboration with NHSRC
Burnet helps build WHO maternal health guidelines
WHO congratulates new UNAIDS Executive Director
Ebola may now be curable with two new drugs
Improving health equity focus of new TB guidelines
CERA continues collaboration with World Health Organization
Crucial timing for global suicide congress
First national hepatitis report reveals progress
Take note of your teeth – it’s Dental Health Week
W.H.O endorsement of simpler drug treatment for blood pressure will save lives
World Health Organization report on tobacco fails 3 million Australian smokers
Primary healthcare effort needed to achieve hep C elimination
WHO launches new report on global tobacco epidemic
WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis
WHO applauds Rwanda’s Ebola preparedness efforts
WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment option in all populations
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo declared a Public Health Emergency
High-level meeting on Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo affirms support
20 million children miss out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018
Massive cholera vaccination in Congo
WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges
WHO announces sustained progress with hundreds of millions of people no longer at risk
A New WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage
WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries
WHO flags critical funding gap, calls for political parties to join fight against Ebola
Australia launches helpline for people living with epilepsy
1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO
In face of slow progress
New study finds no link between HIV infection and contraceptive methods
Collaboration between France and WHO to Realize Vision of WHO Academy
More than 1 million new curable sexually transmitted infections every day
Food safety is everyone’s business
Prescribing a robot intervention
WHO highlights huge scale of tobacco-related lung disease deaths
World Health Assembly Update, 28 May 2019
WMA signs up to promoting universal health coverage
World Health Assembly Update, 27 May 2019
World Health Assembly Update, 25 May 2019