Bringing child health services closer to rural communities in Malawi
Plague: enhancing country readiness
Links between processed meat and colorectal cancer
WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis in Shanghai renamed as Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases
Globally, an estimated two-thirds of the population under 50 are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1
Tuberculosis mortality nearly halved since 1990
WHO condemns attack on MSF hospital in Yemen
Sustaining public awareness and community engagement crucial to interrupting dracunculiasis transmission
Pilot implementation of first malaria vaccine recommended by WHO advisory groups
New report identifies four ways to reduce health risks from climate pollutants
Despite progress, road traffic deaths remain too high
South-East Asia poised to defeat visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
World Mental Health Day – 10 October: Dignity in mental health
WHO verifies Mexico free of onchocerciasis
Preliminary study finds that Ebola virus fragments can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least 9 months
UN Task Force on NCDs: Joint UN actions to respond to the challenge of noncommunicable diseases in Sri Lanka
WHO calls for urgent action to protect health from climate change – Sign the call
WHO/UNAIDS launch new standards to improve adolescent care
WHO welcomes Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 for discoveries of drugs against tropical diseases
Statement on the 7th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
More skilled midwives needed to save women's and newborns' lives
Scaling-up HIV services for men who have sex with men and transgender people
WHO urges more countries to require large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging
WHO warns against the use of inaccurate blood tests for active tuberculosis
WHO Director-General names Sir Liam Donaldson envoy for patient safety
New online nutrition initiative can help protect lives and health of millions of children
New psychological first aid guide to strengthen humanitarian relief
Newborn deaths decrease but account for higher share of global child deaths
WHO maps noncommunicable disease trends in all countries
12 000 fewer children perish daily in 2010 than in 1990 – UNICEF, WHO
New WHO study details low-cost solutions to help curb the tide on noncommunicable diseases
Tackling the global clean air challenge
WHO warns of consequences of underfunding TB
WHO signs MoU with International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association to promote access
Move of vector control products evaluation to Prequalification team is now finalized and official
Unparalleled global progress in HIV response but sustained investment vital
Malaria deaths are down but progress remains fragile
Medicines safety week
Three-year study identifies key interventions to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths
Current GM foods can bring benefits but safety assessments must continue
