Public Health News

7 September 2020, Geneva Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of WHO in recent years. The incidence of dengue has grown dramatically worldwide …

8 September 2020 News release Geneva The World Health Organization’s first global report on sepsis finds that the effort to tackle millions of deaths and disabilities due to sepsis is hampered by serious gaps …

But, 11 out of 15 countries with the most coronary heart disease deaths due to trans fats have yet to take actions to eliminate the substances 9 September 2020 News release Geneva …

9 September 2020 News release New York/Geneva With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to …

The survey ‘Rapid assessment of continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic’, was conducted in 159 countries (all WHO regions except the Americas). 105 responses were received (66% …

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus 25 August 2020: Brazzaville – The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region …

19 August 2020: The World Health Assembly has adopted the global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. Cervical cancer is a preventable and …

COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term

Statement on the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

WHO Director-General announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.