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New WHO report highlights progress, but also remaining gaps, in ensuring a robust pipeline of antibiotic treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Transport systems need to be made safe, healthy and sustainable
TDR and WHO announce TDA4Child, an operational research package to generate data on treatment decision algorithms for pulmonary tuberculosis in children
WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
Statement of the thirty-fifth Polio IHR Emergency Committee
WHO calls for accelerated action to reduce anaemia
First-ever WHO research agenda on hand hygiene in health care to improve quality and safety of care
Resistant fungal species spreads
Wimmera Pride Project IDAHoBIT Day
Hep C can be cured but many people are still not being treated
Modernising food import and export systems through international standards
Fifth Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee on the Multi-Country Outbreak of monkeypox (mpox)
We worked out how many tobacco lobbyists end up in government, and vice versa. It’s a lot
New study reinforces timely need for Pneumococcal Vaccine Switch
Lifesaving solution dramatically reduces severe bleeding after childbirth
Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN
Early treatment of gestational diabetes for those at higher risk beneficial, study finds
IATA Statement On The End Of Covid As An International Public Health Emergency
UAE and WHO deliver air lift of critical medical supplies to Sudan
Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Sydney spinout lands $273m deal to develop drugs for psychiatric disorders
WHO and tobacco control partners urge countries not to partner or work with the tobacco industry
Collaborating locally is key for progress globally towards health-related SDGs
Quadripartite welcomes OHHLEP’s new white paper on zoonotic spillover prevention
Removal of prescribing restrictions on ivermectin
African Parliamentarians rally to boost life-saving laws, regulations on road safety
Statement on the risks associated with use of valproic acid (sodium valproate) in women and girls of childbearing potential
New survey results show health systems starting to recover from pandemic
Review considers when is best to administer antenatal corticosteroids
$7.9 million to improve healthcare with more collaborative research
WHO Director-General and Civil Society Task Force on TB release joint statement on key priorities in the lead up to 2nd UN…
Fighting in Sudan rapidly worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for children, warn UNICEF, Save the Children and World Vision
Public consultation of experts to join the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Roadmap: Meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care guidelines
NDIS cost scrutiny is intensifying again – the past shows this can harm health and wellbeing for people with disability
Vaccinations Fall Behind After Pandemic Push
WHO and IAPAC sign a memorandum of understanding focused on ending epidemics in cities
UN special programme for research on sexual and reproductive health celebrates 50 years
WHO launches new initiative to improve pandemic preparedness
Warning Power Struggle in Sudan Lighting Fuse That Could Detonate across Borders, Secretary-General Says Fighting Must Stop, Urges Parties to Respect Ceasefire
New insights into preventing malaria
WHO urges increased implementation of recommended tools to combat malaria
Regional Reflections – building consensus and highlighting regional priorities on activating meaningful engagement
In World Immunization Week, a call to protect the world’s children
Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunization progress lost during the pandemic
Landmark Malawi trial boosts iron levels in pregnant women
WHO applauds Brazil’s leadership in advancing multisectoral engagement towards ending TB
Governments hold second round of detailed discussions on proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – April 2023