Global Health

Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage A political declaration on Universal Health Coverage was approved during a high-level United Nations (UN) meeting on September 23, 2019. …

WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage

WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare Millions of patients are harmed each year due to unsafe health care worldwide resulting in 2.6 million deaths annually …

WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment (Mexico Update, IAS 2019) 22 July 2019  News release Mexico City Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the WHO recommends the …

Maldives ?? eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis SEAR/PR/1713 New Delhi/ Male, July 15, 2019: Maldives has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, joining first few countries in the …

World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines (21st List 2019) JULY 9, 2019 WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritize highly effective …

Sri Lanka ?? eliminates measles SEAR/PR/1712 New Delhi, 9 July 2019: The World Health Organization today announced Sri Lanka has eliminated measles, interrupting transmission of the indigenous virus that causes …

Ensuring ethical conduct of implementation research  Today (28 June 2019), TDR and WHO launched a new training course on ethics in implementation research to ensure appropriate engagement with research subjects …

UNAIDS and UNDP call on 48 countries and territories to remove all HIV-related travel restrictions GENEVA, 27 June 2019—UNAIDS and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are urging countries to …