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Background On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) – the idea that everyone, everywhere should have access …

“We stand committed to breaking the destructive cycle of climate change and air pollution and its disastrous effects on public health in urban centers” Statement by eight Partnership for Healthy …

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing today new data that show a low global rate of taxes being applied to unhealthy products such as alcohol and sugary sweetened beverages …

Today the COP28 Presidency joined with the World Health Organization to announce a new ‘COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health’ (the Declaration) to accelerate actions to protect people’s health …

Historic Focus on Climate Health Impacts The ‘Putting Health at the Center of Climate Agenda’ session of the World Climate Action Summit on 2nd December, combined multiple transformative climate health …

41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health Guiding Principles respond to low- and middle-income countries’ calls to mobilize finance to save …

In the run-up to COP28, the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the global health community, is raising its voice to ensure that the impact of climate change on health …

On November 17, the WHO and stakeholders commemorate the anniversary of a historic global movement, marking the commitment of the world to eliminate a cancer. Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of …

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to pose a significant challenge to global public health, with devastating …

Indonesia’s Statement on Digital Health during the AeHIN General Meeting, 2023 Gathered in Jakarta from 6 to 9 November 2023 for the AeHIN General Meeting 2023, co-hosted by the Ministry …