Statement by Catherine Russell and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 1 August 2023, Joint News Release, Geneva/New York In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase…
By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia To mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO is urging policy makers, health care providers and political and civil society leaders…
Geneva, 28 July: To mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO is calling for scaling up testing and treatment for viral hepatitis, warning that the disease could kill more people than malaria, tuberculosis,…
The 76th World Health Assembly adopted its first ever resolution on drowning prevention in 2023. The resolution accepts the invitation of the United Nations General Assembly for WHO to coordinate…
On World Drowning Prevention Day this year, WHO is releasing an investment case on drowning prevention showing how just two actions – investing in day care for pre-school aged children and teaching…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new scientific and normative guidance on HIV at the 12th International IAS (the International AIDS Society) Conference on HIV Science. New WHO guidance and an…
The World Health Organization South-East Asia Region today announced Bhutan and Timor-Leste have eliminated rubella, a highly contagious disease that causes serious illness and irreversible birth defects in newborns of…
The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board has approved grants under its first round of funding allocations aimed to boost the resilience to future pandemics in 37 countries across six regions. The…
Overview Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with local variations in risk influenced by climate…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the first in a series of WHO public-benefit target product profiles (TPPs) for snakebite treatments, in order to improve the quality of antivenoms available in…
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