TDR and WHO launch ShORRT, an operational research package to assess all-oral shorter MDR/RR-TB treatment regimens
Major milestone reached as 100 countries have introduced HPV vaccine into national schedule
Global Fund Strategic Initiative meeting
Partners join forces in Brazil to eliminate yellow fever epidemics in the world
835 000 people to receive second dose of the cholera vaccine in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO expert panel on digital health meets for first time
Quality call to action
High rates of unintended pregnancies linked to gaps in family planning services: New WHO study
WHO evaluation of centralized assays for detection of TB and of resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid
WHO signs MoU with International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association to promote access
Public discussion Establishment of a One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola outbreak preparedness and response
Seeking feedback to develop a population-representative sexual health survey instrument
Briefing on Primary Health Care
WHO-MEDIA Ebola Emergency Committee full presser
WHO mobile clinics deployed to Islamic Republic of Iran
Medical Product Alert N° 11/2019 (English version)
Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 18 October 2019
Major milestone for WHO-supported Ebola vaccine
7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out
2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO
Happy International Youth Day!
Steps to requesting donated medicines for treatment of epilepsy‐associated tapeworm infection
Complementarity of governance structures for antimicrobial resistance: The Independent Panel for Evidence, The Global Leaders Group and the Partnership Platform
Singapore wipes out measles; Australia, Brunei Darussalam and Macao SAR (China) eliminate rubella
WHO declares countries measles and rubella free
Measles and Rubella vaccination campaign launched to protect 315,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar
OIE endorsement of official control programmes for dog-mediated rabies
India’s measles-rubella vaccination campaign a big step towards reducing childhood mortality, addressing birth defects
International Youth Day 2020
Water and Climate Change
Member States adopt the Global Strategy for TB Research and Innovation at 73rd World Health Assembly
WHO at the virtual High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020
Plane carrying WHO trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut, Lebanon
73rd World Health Assembly Decisions
Mexico’s feat against rabies through cross-sectoral collaboration is possible in other countries
WHO Information Notice for Users of medical devices and PPE used for COVID-19 2020/3
Countries, partners and civil society pledge to scale up engagement of private and unlinked public health providers to close gaps in access to quality TB care at 14th PPM Working Group Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia
New Science Council to be established
ECOSOC adopts resolution for enhanced action by UN agencies in the fight against NCDs: UN Task Force ready to respond
