Latest World Health Organization News

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
Application period now open for the 2025 update of the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard
AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – right to the end it was the victim of misinformation
Bridging disciplinary and sectoral silos to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commends Namibia’s Children’s Parliament, Ask about Measures to Address “Baby Dumping” and…
World Asthma Day: WHO calls for better education to empower people living with asthma
WHO Results Report 2023 shows notable health achievements and calls for concerted drive toward Sustainable Development Goals
Breastfeeding should be recognised as a carbon offset: report
Global cooperation towards enhanced surveillance of foodborne diseases
AMA Welcomes Sickly Sweet Sugar Tax Calls
Healthy eating guidelines for babies: when can your baby drink cow’s milk?
Rafah incursion would substantially increase mortality and morbidity and further weaken an already broken health system
A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
International Development Innovation Alliance and WHO renew collaboration on scale-up of health innovations
WHO advisory group convenes its first meeting on responsible use of the life sciences in Geneva
Do we really need to burp babies? Here’s what the research says
We think we control our health – but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role
Statement by principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Crushing levels of violence, displacement fuel…
What are heart rate zones, and how can you incorporate them into your exercise routine?
New research finds early gestational diabetes treatment for those at higher risk, reduces birth complications and health costs
Anticipating the inevitable: how prepared are we for the next pandemic?
Strengthened global capacities on climate change and health: WHO training in Madrid
What is pathological demand avoidance – and how is it different to ‘acting out’?
National Trauma Centre Ready For Future Health Crisis
Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis
Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines