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Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from WHO has found, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. Since WHO first called…

World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December. World AIDS Day offers an important platform to highlight the role of communities at a time when reduced funding and a shrinking space…

29 November 2022  Geneva/Manila/Seoul The World Health Organization (WHO) announces that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Republic of Korea, has achieved maturity level four (ML4), the highest level…

29 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland Injuries and violence take the lives of some 12 000 people around the world each day. As reflected in a new World Health Organization…

28 November 2022  News release Geneva, Switzerland Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both…

23 November 2022 Joint News Release Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a…

6 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland and Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt (WHO) On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issues a grim reminder that the climate…

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year. The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and…

WHO has released updated consolidated guidelines and a new operational handbook on tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection today. The updated policy includes, for the first-time recommendations on a new class of Mycobacterium…

Overview The fourth report of the Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration (GEHM) series synthesizes available evidence on access to essential antibiotics in refugee and migrant populations. The report…