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6 Nov 2023
On World Cities Day 2023, WHO calls for increased financing for a sustainable, healthy urban future for all
In the context of the current global economic downturn, World Cities Day 2023 focuses on increasing public investment to finance urban development. With numerous converging global crises, it is critic...
30 Oct 2023
WHO releases new list of essential diagnostics, including recommendations for hepatitis E virus tests and personal use glucose meters
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its 2023 Essential Diagnostics List (EDL), which is an evidence-based register of in vitro diagnostics (IVD) that supports countries to make national d...
23 Oct 2023
World Health Summit 2023 – Statement on Green Health: Health leaders at the WHS support WHO commitment to building climate-resilient, low carbon-sustainable health systems
The climate emergency has escalated around the world in 2023 in unprecedented ways as multiple compounding disasters and their health impacts have increased exponentially. It is one of the greatest pu...
16 Oct 2023
WHO urges immediate access to health and humanitarian assistance in the Israel-Palestine conflict
The World Health Organization (WHO) repeated its call for an end to the hostilities that are causing untold suffering in Israel and the Gaza Strip. Over 1,000 people have died and many more injured fo...
9 Oct 2023
WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention in updated advice on immunization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: Strategic Advisory Group of ...
3 Oct 2023
WORLD LEADERS COMMIT TO NEW TARGETS TO END TB
World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next five years to advance the glob...
25 Sep 2023
World leaders commit to redouble efforts towards universal health coverage by 2030
This week at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly High-Level Meeting, world leaders approved a new Political Declaration on “Universal Health Coverage (UHC): expanding our ambition for health an...
18 Sep 2023
WHO launches new resources on prevention and decriminalization of suicide
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched two resources designed to strengthen suicide prevention efforts: Preventing suicide: a resource for media professionals (2023 update) and a Policy brie...
11 Sep 2023
Africa Climate Summit 2023: The inextricable link between public health and climate change
The inaugural Africa Climate Summit has drawn its curtains in Nairobi, Kenya. Being the first climate summit bringing African leaders to steer the climate change conversation from an African lens, it ...
4 Sep 2023
WHO initiative signs new licensing agreements on COVID-19 technologies
The COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilitate the sharing of intellectual property (IP), knowledge and innovations, has announced three new licensing agree...
28 Aug 2023
New WHO Civil Society Commission to strengthen civil society organisations’ role in accelerating progress in global health
24 August 2023 | News release WHO launched the WHO Civil Society Commission and held the inaugural meeting of its Steering Committee in Geneva today. The Commission provides, for the first time, the...
21 Aug 2023
WHO announces first meeting of the postpartum haemorrhage bundle guideline development subgroup
The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to driving public health impact in every country, ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. Through its unique normative f...
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