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Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 27 May 2025
The Department of Digital Health and Innovation participates in the 13th Youth Pre-World Health Assembly
World Health Assembly re-commits to global nutrition targets and marketing regulations
Membership of the Guideline Development Group for Recommendations on Expanding Contraception Options
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 26 May 2025
WHO unveils new guideline to improve global access to controlled medicines
WHO guideline on contact tracing now available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish
Southern NSW Local Health District celebrates Baby Friendly Accreditation
African Union and World Health Organization renew strategic partnership to drive impact and strengthen health systems in Africa
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 24 May 2025
Progress on emergency, critical and operative care
3rd World Local Production Forum ends with strong call for health equity, security, and sustainability
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2025
We found a germ that ‘feeds’ on hospital plastic – new study
Progress on patient safety across health systems around the world
Progress on infection prevention and control
Millions lack access to basic eyeglasses
The World Health Assembly endorses the extension of the Global Strategy on Digital Health to 2027 and approves the next phase for 2028-2033
Dengue Expert Review Panel for Diagnostics
Health system at breaking point as hostilities further intensify, WHO warns
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2025
WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next pandemic − but the US isn’t signing
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2025
Technical paper on economic and commercial determinants of health in Small Island Developing States
Update on the Call for Expressions of Interest to Join the Coalition
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – May 2025
116 Aid organizations call for immediate action to pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe
Adoption Of World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement
Global Childhood Wasting Not Slowing Sufficiently
Landmark Report Reveals Key Challenges Facing Adolescents
WHO unveils groundbreaking global dashboards for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Strengthening acute care systems saves lives, but urgent action is needed
African health leaders and global partners unite to confront rising threat of antimalarial drug resistance
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2025
In historic move, WHO Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026-27 budget
WHO launches global accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Strategic Roadmap 2025-2030
Director-General’s Award for Global Health given to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood
International Day for Biological Diversity: Harmony between nature and traditional medicine
Croatia donates sculpture to WHO
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
Member States approve WHO Pandemic Agreement in World Health Assembly Committee, paving way for its formal adoption
Papua New Guinea eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
WHO recognizes four countries with life-saving trans fat elimination policies
WHO’s strategic engagement with philanthropies: advancing global health and resilient health systems
HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections agenda at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly
World No Tobacco Day 2025 Awards – meet the winners
More people are trying medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. But does it work?
Why we fall for fake health information – and how it spreads faster than facts