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Singapore sets global first by reaching WHO’s highest classification for medical device regulation
WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis
In Memoriam: Dr Margie Peden
Communities at the centre: advancing social and economic protection for preparedness and response
Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
Scientist’s powerful book exposes brutal realities faced by women and girls
Statement of the Forty-fourth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy
WHO releases updated Health Inequality Data Repository and Health Equity Assessment Toolkit
On World Hearing Day, Hearing Research International Launches to Accelerate the Future of Hearing Health and Deaf Studies
WHO calls for a global shift to environmentally friendly, less invasive and affordable oral health care
WHO highlights the importance of addressing childhood hearing loss
Recommendations for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere season
Santiago de Chile Declaration launched to advance clean air and environmental justice in Latin America
Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
What’s the link between talcum powder and cancer?
WHO tests a strategy game to improve outbreak response speed
Local voices, local data: how localization can strengthen malaria elimination across Africa
WHO designates new Collaborating Centre to strengthen evidence and integration of traditional medicine
WHO Director-General visits Jordan to recognize strong collaboration on health system delivery, emergency relief and advancing mental health
UNITAR Named As New Host Organization Of IOMC
Scorpions can pose a deadly threat to children – we’re identifying the global hotspots
Attacks on Ukraine’s health care increased by 20% in 2025
Truck emissions cost taxpayers $6.2 billion in healthcare each year
‘Granfluencers’ inspire hope – and boost tourism marketing
WHO validates elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya
Air Pollution May Directly Contribute To Alzheimer’s Disease – New Study
Global commitment on display as countries negotiate key annex to the Pandemic Agreement
Conflict and instability make pregnancy more dangerous
Ancient bacteria from 5,000-year-old ice reveals clues to fighting superbugs
ICD-11 2026 Release
Who has most access to the top? What 5 years of transport ministers’ diaries reveal
Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau
Four foods that can help improve your cholesterol and boost heart health
WHO prequalifies an additional novel oral polio vaccine, strengthening global outbreak response
WHO launches landmark consolidated operational handbook to strengthen the global STI response amid rising infections
Australia’s food labelling system isn’t working – here’s how we can fix it
Partners discuss improving pooled procurement of emergency medical countermeasures
Yes, men have a biological clock too. But it’s not just age that affects male fertility
Nearly three quarters of US baby foods are ultra-processed, new study finds
One in two people facing cataract blindness need access to life-changing surgery
Loneliness at work matters more than we think
WHO’s Executive Board reviews progress on Immunization Agenda 2030
KAS-UNITE parliamentary dialogue with WHO advances women’s health and global health cooperation
Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM
CERA And WHO Continue Global Partnership
Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestone