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Burnet research driving WHO guidelines on preventing maternal deaths
We’re in a food price crisis. What is the government doing to ease the pressure?
WHO reports outline responses to cyber-attacks on health care and the rise of disinformation in public health emergencies
Announcement: WHO meeting report released on mental health content that supports young people
Virus ancestry could help predict next pandemic
The updated WHO Benchmarks for Strengthening Health Emergency Capacities expanded to include public health and social measures (PHSM)
Avian influenza and Lunar New Year festivities: vigilance and precautions
Psychological care delivered over the phone is an effective way to combat loneliness and depression, according to a major new study
Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services
WHO and MPP announce technology transfer license to enable greater patient access to multiple essential diagnostics
WHO introduces the Health Technology Access Pool
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – January 2024
WHO launches the Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH)
Measles is on the rise around the world – we can’t let vaccination rates falter
Pacific nations tax unhealthy foods to tackle NCD crisis
Guidelines on the Clinical Management of Sepsis
The Technical Advisory Group on the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences and Dual-Use Research meets for the first time
WHO and partners call for renewed global efforts to unite, act and eliminate neglected tropical diseases
Shortages impacting access to glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist products; increasing the potential for falsified versions
WHO awards countries for progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fats for first time
Joint Message by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization and Mr Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination
The emergence of JN.1 is an evolutionary ‘step change’ in the COVID pandemic. Why is this significant?
It’s 4 years since the first COVID case in Australia. Here’s how our pandemic experiences have changed over time
Mosquitoes can spread the flesh-eating Buruli ulcer. Here’s how you can protect yourself
WHO and partners bring fuel to Al-Shifa, as remaining hospitals in Gaza face growing threats
For the new vape laws to succeed, these 3 things need to happen – or users may look to the illicit market
Structural study points way to better malaria drugs
WHO Executive Board appoints Regional Directors for Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific regions
Hidden threat: the rise of deadly fungal pathogens
Hidden threat: rise of deadly fungal pathogens
Integration of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) in the Institutionalization of Evidence-Informed Decision-making
WHO announces the GDG for the development of the WHO MEC for Contraceptive Use (MEC) 6th Edition and the WHO SPRs for…
WHO releases AI ethics and governance guidance for large multi-modal models
Video gamers worldwide may be risking irreversible hearing loss and/or tinnitus
Consultation opens on proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress
Extended deadline for feedback on development of a WHO guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people
WHO launches appeal for US$ 1.5 billion for key emergencies in 2024
Preventing famine and deadly disease outbreak in Gaza requires faster, safer aid access and more supply routes
WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free, marking a historic milestone in the fight against malaria
What is ‘parent training’ for families of children with ADHD?
Second WHO global technical consultation on public health and social measures during health emergencies, November 2023
Humanized mice reveal arsenic may raise diabetes risk only for males
Grants will fund tuberculosis drug development
From today, new regulations make it harder to access vapes. Here’s what’s changing
WHO teams deliver supplies to hospitals in Northern and Southern Gaza
Statement following the Thirty-seventh Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee for Polio