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The risk of famine in Gaza is increasing with the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid, including food, in the ongoing blockade. The e...

The global nursing workforce has grown from 27.9 million in 2018 to 29.8 million in 2023, but wide disparities in the availability of nurses...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) have today announced a sublicensing agreement between MPP and a Nigerian...

A global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that the underlying causes of ill health often stem from factors...

"WHO is committed to working with the IPU to inform and support parliaments on global health priorities. We encourage all of you to join you...

The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), an initiative coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), marks its 25th ann...

Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising “medicalization” of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health workers to prevent...

On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for revitalized efforts at all levels, from global policy to community...

Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardize progress...

In a bid to tackle the leading cause of death globally among 15–19-year-old girls, the World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new...

Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas. T...

After more than three years of intensive negotiations, WHO Member States took a major step forward in efforts to make the world safer from p...

The World Health Organization (WHO) issues warning on health service disruptions reported in 70% of its surveyed country offices as a result...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has today published its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care, aimin...

With the tightened Israeli blockade on Gaza now in its second month, we appeal to world leaders to act – firmly, urgently and decisively – t...

Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released today, but United Nations...

Over the past two days, WHO convened more than 15 countries and over 20 regional health agencies, health emergency networks and other partne...

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Thomas Östros, Vice-President of the European In...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidance to help all countries reform and strengthen mental health policies and syste...

The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, stil...

On the occasion on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, marked on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment...

Today, during the annual Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Paris, three cities were recognized for their achievements in preventing n...

Concurring with the advice unanimously expressed by the Committee during the meeting, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge o...

Following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has decided to place...

In a three-day strategic dialogue, Belgium and WHO reviewed progress in their longstanding partnership, and agreed to further boost their co...