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WHO launches groundbreaking air pollution training for health workers on International Day of Clean Air
UN New Special magazine features the Health4Life Fund September 2023
Long COVID symptoms can improve, but their resolution is slow and imperfect
One in three men worldwide are infected with genital human papillomavirus
WHO’s operational handbook on tuberculosis infection prevention and control
WHO initiative signs new licensing agreements on COVID-19 technologies
Botswana National HIV Reference Laboratory designated WHO Collaborating Centre of Excellence
New online course: How data can help to end violence against women
Evidence-based politics:  WHO and the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) sign Memorandum of Understanding
WHO launches a global stakeholder survey on solutions for strengthening clinical trial infrastructure and capacity
Statement of the Thirty-sixth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
New WHO Civil Society Commission to strengthen civil society organizations’ role in accelerating progress in global health
The George Institute and the University of Colombo partner to strengthen health systems in Sri Lanka
WHO launches guide on healthy food at sports events
Authorisation application received from the Infant Nutrition Council
With COVID now endemic, modelling suggests targeted protection will be more effective than blanket measures
Launch of the WHO Online Repository of Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM) Tools
WHO launches a new global Initiative on digital health supported by the G20 Presidency
Global partners commit to advance evidence-based traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
Afghanistan’s health system suffers critical underfunding, calls for donor support
New rapid test for deadly mozzie-borne virus: World Mozzie Day
Research informs WHO malaria net guideline update
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine to explore evidence base, opportunities to accelerate health for all
What’s new in the TB section of the 2023 WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
The WHO has declared Eris a ‘variant of interest’. How is it different from other Omicron variants?
Landmark public health decisions by WHO on essential medicines for alcohol use disorders
New book on local experiences in dog-mediated rabies elimination in Asia
Routine health information systems – sensory functions toolkit
Technical Advisory Group on Arbovirus (TAG) meeting, Accra, Ghana
When ‘breast is best’ for mothers
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
Governments hold fourth round of discussions on proposed amendments to International Health Regulations (2005)
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – July 2023
Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
Seven out of 10 people protected by at least one tobacco control measure
Leadership Dialogue on Food Systems for People’s Nutrition and Health
Vaccines could avert half a million deaths associated with anti-microbial resistance a year
WHO launches “One life, one liver” campaign on World Hepatitis Day
New framework makes accountabilities clear for addressing sexual misconduct at WHO
WHO Director-General updates Member States on progress towards tackling sexual misconduct at quarterly briefing
WHO endorses landmark public health decisions on Essential Medicines for Multiple Sclerosis
RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus
Member States continue work on potential pandemic accord
WHO to host first global workshop on biodiversity, traditional knowledge, health and well-being
WHO issues rapid communication on use of targeted next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis
WHO urges countries to invest in drowning prevention to protect children
WHO releases new guidance to improve testing and diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections