A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year…
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New manual released to support diagnosis of mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders
World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new, comprehensive diagnostic manual for mental, behavioural, and neurodevelopmental…
New report documents increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Report tells us where drug resistance…
One in eight people are now living with obesity
A new study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people…
WHO Executive Board appoints Regional Directors
Three new Regional Directors were appointed today by WHO’s Executive Board to lead the Organization in…
Multi-country outbreak of cholera: situation report
Preliminary data from Member States indicate that the number of cholera cases reported in 2023 as…
Western equine encephalitis in Argentina
On 20 December, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) of Argentina notified the…
Adult eye care
Did you know that 70 per cent of the people who need eye glasses do not…
Global health community calls for urgent action on climate and health at COP28
In the run-up to COP28, the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the global health community,…
IPC expands global partnership
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative reaches a new milestone today as it expands…
Tuberculosis response recovering from pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) 2023 Global tuberculosis (TB) report underscores a significant worldwide recovery in…
WHO urges investing in “One Health”
The World Health Organization (WHO) calls on world leaders to increase political commitment and action to…
WHO releases new list of essential diagnostics
he World Health Organization (WHO) has released its 2023 Essential Diagnostics List (EDL), which is an…
Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured
As the United Nation’s agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns…
1 in 10 babies worldwide are born early
An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early (before 37 full weeks of pregnancy) in 2020…
Governments make progress towards agreeing amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
Progress was made this week on many of the over-300 proposed amendments to the International Health…
Nipah Virus Infection in India
From the 12 to 15 September 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of…
101 health workers killed in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
A staggering 101 health workers in Libya lost their lives during Storm Daniel or in its…
Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines…
Ban smoking and vaping in school to protect young people
The World Health Organization released two new publications, “Freedom from tobacco and nicotine: guide for schools,”…
First WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension and ways to stop it
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high…