New advocacy brief highlights serious consequences of social isolation and loneliness on the health of older people, calls for greater political priority to the issue
NTDs: sustainably financed, standardized global monitoring and evaluation – critical to achieve 2030 road map targets
HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Rt Hon. Helen Clark brief Member States at the United Nations General Assembly on pandemic response
Elevating political leadership for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Meeting with the UN General Assembly
INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2021 #2
“Hepatitis can’t wait” - WHO commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2021
Raising awareness of misinformation among children in Poland
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems
WHO reports progress in the fight against tobacco epidemic
WHO launches updated manual to ensure high quality testing of human semen in clinical and research settings
The WHO and Angry Birds Friends encourage communities to stay active during COVID-19
Statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) COVID-19 subcommittee on reports of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) following adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccines
Governments commit to accelerate action to improve access to eye care services
First World #DrowningPrevention Day calls for accelerated action to prevent drowning, offers strategies to save lives
Together to #ENDviolence: Leaders' Statement. Six game-changing actions to End Violence Against Children
Vaccine inequity undermining global economic recovery
International Paralympic Committee, World Health Organization sign memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the promotion of diversity and equity in health and sports
New report reveals stark inequalities in access to HIV prevention and treatment services for children—partners call for urgent action
Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study
Persons with disabilities tell their stories
Improving oral health through use of digital technology
Stories from the field: How vaccines can help to prevent antibiotic resistance - Zimbabwe’s response to drug-resistant outbreaks of typhoid and cholera
WHO issues an interim guidance on COVID-19 immunization in refugees and migrants
Joint COVAX Statement on Supply Forecast for 2021 and early 2022
PrEP updates and new products at IAS 2021
The Global Laboratory Leadership Programme Releases its New Learning Package
Global community of practice grows to over 500 WHO trained infodemic managers
5th virtual WHO Infodemic Management conference: Developing metrics and indicators to quantify the burden of infodemic and effectiveness of mitigation interventions
INCB, UNODC and WHO Joint Statement on Access to Controlled Medicines in Emergencies
Monitoring flour fortification to maximize health benefits: a manual for millers, regulators, and programme managers
New World Food Safety Day Report highlights a year-round effort to promote and ensure safe food for all
Virtual cGMP Training Marathon for Vaccine Manufacturing
Upcoming WHO Consultation on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for the Southern Hemisphere 2022
Global health experts share findings from year-long “Rethinking malaria” consultation
World failing to address dementia challenge
WHO releases new compendium of innovative health technologies for COVID-19 and other priority diseases
WHO and UN partners’ compendium of 500 actions aims to reduce diseases from environmental factors and save lives
Profile: Dr. Kwaku Poku Asante, Director at Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service
WHO, Germany open Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin
Obituary: Dr Shaik Khader Noordeen, 1933–2021
