Public call for individual patient data on treatment of rifampicin and multidrug-resistant (MDR/RR-TB) tuberculosis
World leaders join new drive to beat noncommunicable diseases
Making childbirth a positive experience
Individualized, supportive care key to positive childbirth experience, says WHO
International focus on snakebite envenoming grows
Statement of the Sixteenth IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus
Updated and expanded guidance for family planning providers worldwide
Epilepsy due to pork tapeworm: a serious public health problem in the United Republic of Tanzania
Yaws: strict compliance with WHO’s Morges strategy critical to achieve eradication
WHO condemns misleading use of its name in marketing of heated tobacco products
Special WHO webinar for civil society and partners on the TB guidelines development
Zika virus included in the 2018 annual review of the Blueprint list of priority diseases
Working to end myths and misconceptions about female genital mutilation
Deworming: every girl and every woman has the right to be treated
Remote Nigeria communities welcome child health programme
Medical Product Alert N°1/2018: Falsified cefixime products
High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows
Yaws eradication: global experts meet after signature of medicine donation agreement
WHO Executive Board adopts resolution on upcoming UN General Assembly high-level meeting on TB
Update on MERS-CoV transmission from animals to humans, and interim recommendations for at-risk groups
Medical Product Alert N°2/2020: Falsified HIV rapid diagnostic tests
The Global Heat Health Information Network
New WHO Guide to help countries expand access to essential medicines
WHO releases guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Symposium aims to expand 5 a day initiative to boost fruit and vegetable consumption
WHO presents draft text ahead of final round of Negotiations on the Tobacco Convention
Forty new countries given low cost access to health journals
Dr Jong-Wook Lee nominated to be WHO Director-General
Eight questions consumers should ask on the threat of mad cow disease
WHO to meet beverage company representatives to discuss health-related alcohol issues
India launches largest ever campaign to tackle polio epidemic
Partnership moves in record time to provide vaccine against meningitis as epidemic emerges in Africa
WHO releases action plan to safeguard health in war-stricken West Africa
WHO and FIA join efforts for road safety
FAO, WHO launch $40 million trust fund to help poor countries participate in Codex Alimentarius
Outbreaks in Africa underscore the urgency for increased global influenza surveillance and pandemic planning
Countries meet to finalize landmark agreement on International Tobacco Control
WHO launches annual Move for Health day as global initiative to promote benefits of physical activity
One case of “bird flu” confirmed in Hong Kong – investigation ongoing
HIV vaccine trial results are an important step forward in developing an effective vaccine, say WHO and UNAIDS
