Public Health Update

World Health Day 2021 COVID-19 has unfairly impacted some people more harshly than others, exacerbating existing inequities in health and welfare within and between countries. For World Health Day, 7 April …

Overview World Health Day is celebrated annually on 7 April, and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The date …

GENEVA – On World Tuberculosis Day, new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the fight against another deadly airborne disease: tuberculosis. Global Fund surveys in 13 …

As of 17 March 2021, more than 120 million cases of COVID-19 infections, with more than 2 million deaths, had been reported globally.  Vaccination remains a critical tool to help …

Background World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys.This year World Kidney Day will take place on 11th March with …

World Birth Defects Day (WBDD), observed on March 3 each year, unites people and organizations working in the field of birth defects, also known as congenital anomalies, congenital disorders or …

World Hearing Day is an annual global advocacy event and the largest awareness campaign on that calls for action to address hearing loss and related issues. It is celebrated on …

The numerous international days, weeks and years are observed globally in the field of health to raise awareness and advocate in particular diseases or health conditions. Various global health awareness …

5 February 2021 | GENEVA – The critical concentrations for culture-based phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) to first-line anti-TB drugs have been revised by the the World Health Organization (WHO). Critical concentrations …

Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Over the past year, the headlines have been dominated by COVID-19. It is easy to overlook other diseases, especially a disease such …