Key step forward on International Health Rules
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SARS outbreak contained worldwide
Today, the World Health Organization is removing Taiwan, China, from the list of areas with recent local transmission…
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LEE Jong-wook takes office as WHO Director-General
HIV/AIDS given new focus and priority Dr LEE Jong-wook takes office today as Director-General of the World Health…
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Update 31 - Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS
Today, the World Health Organization announced that a new pathogen, a member of the coronavirus family never before…
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End in sight, but flare-ups likely in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Remarks by Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, World Health Organization Assistant Director-General, Emergency Response Good…
Read at source →Shortage of personal protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide
WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 per cent to meet rising global demand The World…
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Global leaders intensify commitment to prevent leading childhood killer - measles
Measles strategy works – Now it must expand to more countries Cape Town Measles Declaration pledges to cut measles…
Read at source →International spread of disease threatens public health security
More than at any previous time in history, global public health security depends on international cooperation and the…
Read at source →WHO calls on malaria-endemic countries to strengthen monitoring of antimalarial drug efficacy
WHO is calling on countries to be increasingly vigilant in monitoring antimalarial drug efficacy in order to allow for…
Read at source →Landmark agreement improves global preparedness for influenza pandemics
After a week of negotiations continued through Friday night and into Saturday morning, an open-ended working-group…
Read at source →World Health Organization releases new Child Growth Standards
The new WHO Child Growth Standards confirm that children born anywhere in the world and given the optimum start in life…
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Dead and injured following attacks on Ebola responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and…
Read at source →Health in all policies: the case of air pollution, urban health and sustainability
WHO concluded the successful Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop: The case of air pollution, urban health and…
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Major milestone for WHO-supported Ebola vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcement recommending a…
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Universal Health Coverage Passes Key Global Milestone
The World Health Organization today welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving Universal…
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Multilateral agencies launch a joint plan to boost global health goals
Today at the United Nations General Assembly, 12 multilateral agencies launched a joint plan to better support…
Read at source →Call for action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
For the first time, delegations from all 193 Member States of World Health Organization (WHO) reached consensus at the…
Read at source →Tropical Data: a WHO-led initiative to help national programmes collect and do more with their data
Tropical Data, an initiative led by the World Health Organization, is being launched today. Tropical Data provides an…
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WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic
Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that…
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World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing – UN report
An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, which is…
Read at source →WHO highlights devastating global impact of drowning
• Every hour, every day, more than 40 people lose their lives to drowning • 372 000 people drown each year, with those…
Read at source →WHO updates personal protective equipment guidelines for Ebola response
As part of WHO’s commitment to safety and protection of healthcare workers and patients from transmission of Ebola…
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New global framework to eliminate rabies
A new framework to eliminate human rabies and save tens of thousands of lives each year has been launched today by WHO,…
Read at source →New report signals country progress in the path to malaria elimination
New estimates from WHO show a significant increase in the number of countries moving towards malaria elimination, with…
Read at source →From MDGs to SDGs, WHO launches new report
WHO today launched a new comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000 and an assessment of the challenges…
Read at source →WHO checklist targets major causes of maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities
Worldwide, the majority of maternal and newborn deaths occur around the time of birth, typically within the first 24…
Read at source →WHO multi-country survey reveals widespread public misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance
As WHO ramps up its fight against antibiotic resistance, a new multi-country survey shows people are confused about…
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Measles vaccination has saved an estimated 17.1 million lives since 2000
But, 2015 global milestones and measles elimination goals are off track The number of measles-related deaths has…
Read at source →Maternal deaths fell 44% since 1990 – UN
Report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division highlights progress…
Read at source →Sierra Leone stops transmission of Ebola virus
Today, the World Health Organization declares that Ebola virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone. Forty-two…
Read at source →Preliminary study finds that Ebola virus fragments can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least 9 months
Preliminary results of a study into persistence of Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen…
Read at source →WHO/UNAIDS launch new standards to improve adolescent care
New Global standards for quality health-care services for adolescents developed by WHO and UNAIDS aim to help countries…
Read at source →World Health Assembly agrees Global Malaria Strategy and Programme Budget 2016-17
WHO Member States today agreed a new global malaria strategy for 2016-2030 and approved the Organization's proposed…
Read at source →WHO moves to improve access to lifesaving medicines for hepatitis C, drug-resistant TB and cancers
WHO today published the new edition of its Model List of Essential Medicines which includes ground-breaking new…
Read at source →A commitment to improve global health information
WHO and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding defining areas…
Read at source →WHO mobilizes funds for long-term spinal cord treatment after Nepal earthquake
When Nepal’s devastating April 25 earthquake hit, Nanda Thami was safe. The forty-two-year-old resident of Phopa Chaku,…
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