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 global …
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Billions left behind on the path to Universal Health Coverage
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report, revealing an alarming stagnation in the progress towards providing …
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Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage 2023
21 September 2023 “Universal Health coverage: expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world” World leaders commit to redouble efforts towards universal health coverage by 2030 We, …
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Global stakeholders agree to a new charter on patient safety rights
The WHO-hosted global conference on patient safety and patient engagement concluded yesterday with agreement across a broad range of stakeholders on a first-ever Patient safety rights charter. It outlines the core rights …
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Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information: A Global Stakeholder Consultation
Help shape the future of health care worldwide! Healthcare Information For All (HIFA.org) and the World Health Organization (WHO) invite YOU to contribute your voice to a global survey to …
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List of Candidates for WHO SEARO Regional Director
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the candidates for the next WHO SEARO Regional Director. The SEARO Regional Committee will nominate the next Regional Director during its upcoming session. …
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to further enhance efforts to end TB, adopt Gandhinagar Declaration
The WHO South-East Asia Region, that bears a disproportionate burden of nearly half of the global TB cases and deaths, today committed to further accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis by …
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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine to explore evidence base, opportunities to accelerate health for all
10 August 2023 News release (WHO) The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of …
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Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director and WHO Director-General on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
Statement by Catherine Russell and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 1 August 2023, Joint News Release, Geneva/New York In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase …
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Information on the election of WHO Regional Directors
The process for electing the Regional Directors of the Eastern Mediterranean (EMR), South East Asia (SEAR) and Wester Pacific (WPR) regions of WHO, respectively, started in Spring 2023. Regional Directors …
