Global Health

The World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is observed to raise awareness of viral hepatitis. World Hepatitis Day aims to unite the global community to demand action from decision makers globally to …

WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access 6 July 2021 News release Geneva Reading time: 2 min (454 words) The World Health Organization (WHO) …

Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO – a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in …

7 May 2021 News release (WHO) WHO today listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally. The Sinopharm vaccine is …

El Salvador is first Central American country to achieve this status, third in all of the Americas in recent years GENEVA and WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHO/PAHO) – El Salvador today became El …

WHO launches a consolidated guidelines for malaria. The consolidated WHO Guidelines for malaria present all of the current WHO recommendations for malaria. This guideline bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria …

World Leprosy Day 2021 #BeatLeprosy The World Leprosy Day (WLD) takes place on the last Sunday of January worldwide except India. In India, WLD is celebrated on 30 January, the …

The year 2020 was a devastating year for global health. The pandemic threatens to set back hard-won global health progress achieved over the past two decades – in fighting infectious diseases, for …

Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of …

WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.”  The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are …