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UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the …
The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the …
WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most populous country in the …
WHO hosts the second Global Summit to advance evidence, integration and innovation …
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India, opens today, bringing together government ministers, scientists, …
World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental …
Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental …
WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines …
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and …
Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, …
Since 2000, most countries – across all income levels and regions – have made concurrent progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial …
Countries to reconvene sooner to accelerate progress on WHO Pathogen Access and …
WHO Member States today ended their latest round of intensive negotiations on the world’s first Pathogen Access andBenefit Sharing (PABS) system. Countries decided to resume …
New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress …
This year’s report provides a critical and up-to-date snapshot of efforts to control and eliminate malaria across 80 countries. The report also presents the threat …
WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating …
To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, WHO has released its first guideline on the use …
New prevention tools and investment in services essential in the fight against …
On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) …
WHO issues first global guideline on infertility
The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in its first-ever global guideline …
Measles deaths down 88% since 2000, but cases surge
Global immunization efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World Health …
Lifetime toll: 840 million women faced partner or sexual violence
Violence against women remains one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises, with very little progress in two decades, according to a …
More countries report rising levels of drug-resistant gonorrhoea, warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, according to new data from its Enhanced …
World marks cervical cancer elimination day as countries accelerate action
Today marks the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end …
WHO promotes lifesaving intervention for small and preterm babies on first official …
The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a new global clinical practice guide …
WHO and Brazil urge swift action on Belém Health Action Plan at …
The COP30 Special report on health and climate change: delivering the Belém Health Action Plan, notes that rising temperatures and collapsing health systems are claiming …
WHO launches global guidelines on diabetes during pregnancy on World Diabetes Day
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy, a condition affecting about one in six …
Global gains in tuberculosis response endangered by funding challenges
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according …
Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate …
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for …
Countries make progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement annex on pathogen access and …
In an important step, Member States started discussing for the first time the proposed draft text of the annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement that …
Joint call to strengthen policy and investment for child and youth mental …
Despite increasing recognition of mental health across UN policy frameworks, children and youth remain largely absent from global commitments, data systems, and financing priorities.
WHO at the 151st IPU Assembly: advancing health, rights and resilience through …
WHO joined parliamentary leaders at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held on 19–23 October 2025 in Geneva, bringing together nearly 1150 delegates, including over …
WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts …
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