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Our lifetime opportunity to enable water, sanitation and hygiene for all
Health workers continue calling out AGL’s climate inaction
SAGO statement on newly released SARS-CoV-2 metagenomics data from China CDC on GISAID
Human Rights Council Discusses the Human Rights Implications of and Key Challenges in Universal Access to Coronavirus Disease Vaccines
WHO signs partnership agreement with MapAction
Statement on the update of WHO’s working definitions and tracking system for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants of interest
Cholera cases could double over the next two decades if action is not taken now
What’s your community done for you lately?
NZ’s evidence-based response to COVID has saved lives – we could do better when it comes to other major diseases
Five cities recognized for public health achievements at Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit
New UN report focuses on food security and nutrition in Europe and Central Asia, points way towards more affordable and sustainable diets
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – March 2023
WHO publishes recommendations on two new types of insecticide-treated nets
University helps Western Kenya to take major step in healthcare improvement
HIV self-testing to take off in India: findings from the STAR Initiative
Decoding dragons and devils, what triggers volcanoes, and more: Australia’s stars of science
Avian influenza viruses could spawn next human pandemic
Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue
Human Rights Council Discusses Challenges Facing Human Rights Defenders Working on Albinism, and Women and Girls and the Right to a Clean,…
Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy kicks off
Three years into the pandemic, it’s clear COVID won’t fix itself. Here’s what we need to focus on next
New WHO guide seeks to enhance advocacy for life-saving emergency care
Global meeting of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
WHO statement on the situation relating to the Regional Director of the Western Pacific
Massive efforts needed to reduce salt intake and protect lives
Partnerships strengthen differentiated service delivery for HIV testing, treatment and care in Ghana
We can eliminate cervical cancer
New global guidelines to boost the use of life-saving safety restraints in vehicles
What has been achieved? ADA advocacy update for 2022
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Eighth Session
Anyone can save a life, including kids. Here’s why they should learn CPR and basic life support
A potted history of smoking, and how we’re making the same mistakes with vaping
Countries begin negotiations on global agreement to protect world from future pandemic emergencies
Family violence is literally making us sicker — new study finds abuse increases risk of chronic illness
New compendium showcases positive examples in refugee and migrant health
WHO launches policy on preventing and addressing sexual misconduct
Variant-specific vaccines offer better protection against COVID: new research
In Dialogue with the Turkmenistan, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Praise Measures to Review Judicial Independence, Raise Issues Concerning Corruption and…
Human Rights Council Holds High-level Meeting Commemorating the Thirty-fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development
Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Praise Portugal’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Ask about Measures to Address…
Countries urged to safeguard the health of refugees and migrants
The Montreux Charter on Patient Safety galvanizes action to address avoidable harm in health care
Despite restrictions elsewhere, NZ still uses a wood preservative linked to arsenic pollution
Preterm births decreased slightly and stillborn rates stable during first COVID-19 lockdowns
WHO rolls out new holistic way to measure early childhood development
Climate change is fuelling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to save ourselves?
Silent pandemic: CSIRO-ATSE report charts path for curbing antimicrobial resistance
Experts deliver evidence in long COVID parliamentary hearing