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No, sugar doesn’t make your kids hyperactive
Director-General’s Award for Global Health goes to Prime Minister of Barbados and developers of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19
Over 8000 people, including sports and health champions, join 5th WHO Walk the Talk in Geneva
Launch of the Group of Friends of the WHO Academy on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly
Nuclear techniques can play a crucial role in setting science-based global food standards
New laboratories to combat antimicrobial resistance in Papua New Guinea
WHO announces winners of the 5th Health for All Film Festival
WHO launches its first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate
WHO releases a strategic framework for enhancing prevention and control of mpox
Shipment of newest malaria vaccine, R21, to Central African Republic marks latest milestone for child survival
WHO Member States agree to share outcomes of historic IHR, pandemic agreement processes to World Health Assembly
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) supports the implementation of WHO’s extended 13th General Programme of Work with flexible funding
Tobacco and nicotine industry tactics addict youth for life
2024 World No Tobacco Day Awards – Winners
Countdown to 2030: Stronger alignment for country impact
Ultrasound waves zapped at the brain are being used to treat everything from hand tremors to addiction
“All for Health, Health for All” sets the stage for the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly
Takeaways from the Third Global Consultation on the Health of Refugees and Migrants
First expert meeting to accelerate access to human genomics in the WHO Western Pacific Region convened in Manila
New research flags the urgent need for research and evidence on the impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases and malaria
Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk
New report flags major increase in sexually transmitted infections, amidst challenges in HIV and hepatitis
New Book Chronicles Cornell’s International Impact
Hepatitis C: thousands of people are undiagnosed – here’s what you need to know about the virus
$43.9 Million To Boost Fight Against HIV
Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO Listed Authorities
How a simulation is informing COVID-19 vaccine policy after our ‘return to normal’
Ground-breaking progress made in Member State negotiations on amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR)
Ireland and WHO work together to improve access to assistive technology globally
‘They call us the fatherless ones’: the trauma of families devastated by the infected blood scandal will last for generations
WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria most threatening to human health
PolyU-nurtured startup takes lead in implementing territory-wide large-scale liver disease screening programme As the first participating institution, PolyU drives translation of research…
WHO launches updated guidance on HIV-associated TB
Sexual and reproductive health for all: 20 years of the Global Strategy
UN expert horrified by death of Gazan orthopedic surgeon in Israeli detention
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the Committee’s Third Optional Protocol, Ask about…
WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – April 2024
Nations unite to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
People with disabilities have sex too – so why do some doctors think otherwise?
Guidance for One Health field epidemiology workforce development
Red Cross opens new 60-bed field hospital in Gaza
WHO launches new initiative to tackle the main cause of vision impairment
154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines
Indigenous women are most affected by domestic violence but have struggled to be heard. It’s time we listened
Governments agree to continue their steady progress on proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the World Health Assembly
New guidance aims to reduce bloodstream infections from catheter use