WHO congratulates 4 countries for eliminating lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
WHO urges global action to curtail consumption and health impacts of sugary drinks
Kyrgyzstan receives WHO certification of malaria elimination
More than 556 million people receive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in 2015
Investing in early childhood development essential to helping more children and communities thrive, new Lancet Series finds
Abish Romero celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month
WHO calls for immediate safe evacuation of the sick and wounded from conflict areas
Discrimination and negative attitudes about ageing are bad for your health
WHO and US EPA sign new Memorandum of Understanding on environmental health cooperation
WHO and Gilead Sciences extend collaboration against visceral leishmaniasis
WHO releases country estimates on air pollution exposure and health impact
WHO calls for robust global efforts to end transmission of leprosy infection
Election process for the new WHO Director-General
At UN, global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance
New Investments in Global Health Workforce Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth
UN Commission: New investments in global health workforce will create jobs and drive economic growth
UN Interagency Task Force on NCDs joint country mission to Viet Nam
Decade of Action on Nutrition at the UN General Assembly (71st session)
A new Chair and Co-Chair selected to lead the WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis
Historical article on global drug-resistant TB surveillance just published in The New England Journal of Medicine
In memoriamDr Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami, 1950–2016
Marshall Islanders triumph against lymphatic filariasis
Medical Product Alert N°5/2019: Falsified Meningitis vaccines
Togo: first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
Medical Product Alert N°4/2019: Falsified oral cholera vaccines
Tonga eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
Egypt: first country in Eastern Mediterranean region to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
Disease-specific alliances could unite to better support elimination of all NTDs
Getting ready for health emergencies in Africa
Online learning resources for Ebola virus disease
Piloting the PHEEPR Network (Public Health Emergency Ethics Preparedness and Response)
WHO validates 3 more countries for eliminating lymphatic filariasis
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence meets to review cannabis and other substances
WHO endorses decisions of Expert Committee on cannabis and other substances
Ebola vaccine candidates reviewed
UN endorses WHO advice on strict controls of dangerous fentanyls
New WHO advice on biosimilar medicines aims to increase access to quality treatment
First in vitro diagnostic prequalified through the alternative performance evaluation mechanism
WHO launches five-year plan to improve the quality and safety of health products