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Targeted therapeutics show promise in fighting off drug-resistant bacteria
Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response
Tunisia validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
Turning commitments into care: Africa accelerates action on traditional medicine
Global health gains face threat of reversal
FAO report calls for robust risk assessment for recycled plastic food packaging
Bangladesh: Families urged to vaccinate children as number of suspected measles deaths exceeds 400
Rapid health tests linked to better understanding and confidence in managing chronic diseases
The mental toll of quarantine on board a cruise ship – explained by a psychologist
Quadripartite partners and global stakeholders step up coordinated action at One Health Summit
WHO launches revamped SHAKE package to help reduce salt intake
New WHO health inequality country profiles to track progress on achieving health equity
George Institute welcomes new WHO guidance on potassium-enriched salt
Learner spotlight: Vivian’s path to rights based mental health advocacy
Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response
New evidence confirms malaria vaccine saves child lives and will have high impact in wider rollout
Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
WHO’s response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship
WHO and IPU call on parliamentarians to join the WHA Global Parliamentary Forum
Innovative AI glaucoma screening research recognised at Premier’s Awards
WHO and the Stop TB Partnership publish a TB near point-of-care and swab-based testing toolkit
World Hand Hygiene Day 2026: Action Saves Lives
Hantavirus: ‘silent’ Virus
IDAHOBIT 2026: Celebrating Inclusion And Democracy
Behavioural insights toolkit helps countries address harmful skin‑lightening practices
New WHO online course strengthens good practices in clinical trials
Statement by UN experts deploring widespread attacks on healthcare in Sudan, 10 years after Security Council Resolution 2286
Strengthening asthma and COPD care through primary health care in Nepal and Sri Lanka
Joint call by the President of the ICRC, the Director-General of WHO and the International President of MSF
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
GISRS mourns the passing of Dr Nancy Cox
Fiber’s structural integrity keeps plants strong – and its indigestibility keeps your digestive system healthy
Application period now open for the 2027 update of the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
Ghana’s new road traffic law and safety standards will save lives
Poliovirus Detected In Western Australian Wastewater
From smoking to stigma: how screen stories influence health
PolyU research reveals hidden health risks from urban airborne microbes: low concentration of bacterial toxins may trigger nearly 20% of inflammatory responses,…
Australia Eliminates Trachoma Endemic
Global forum takes stock of progress on new TB vaccines for adults and adolescents
Australia becomes the 30th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
Learning to deliver comprehensive abortion care
WHO expands global biomanufacturing workforce network to strengthen equitable access and health security
Efforts to eliminate hepatitis delivers gains but more action needed to meet 2030 targets
Practicing today for tomorrow’s emergencies – WHO convenes countries and partners to simulate response to major disease outbreak
WHO prequalifies first-ever malaria treatment for newborns and infants, adds new diagnostic tests
UN drug policy body acts on WHO recommendations to control new psychoactive substances and considers coca leaf review
No PBS listing for Mounjaro® (tirzepatide) in type 2 diabetes
Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations

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