Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has been nominated as the next World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific. Health ministers and other senior officials from the Region’s Member States …
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The Lao People’s Democratic Republic eliminates lymphatic filariasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has eliminated lymphatic filariasis, a painful and disabling neglected tropical disease, as a public health problem. This landmark …
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Dr Hanan Balkhy has today been nominated as the next WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
Dr Hanan Balkhy has been nominated as the next WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. Member States voted to nominate Dr Balkhy during a closed meeting at the 70th …
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WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention in updated advice on immunization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts …
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World leaders commit to new targets to end TB
World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next five years to advance the global …
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Billions left behind on the path to Universal Health Coverage
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report, revealing an alarming stagnation in the progress towards providing …
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Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage 2023
21 September 2023 “Universal Health coverage: expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world” World leaders commit to redouble efforts towards universal health coverage by 2030 We, …
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Global stakeholders agree to a new charter on patient safety rights
The WHO-hosted global conference on patient safety and patient engagement concluded yesterday with agreement across a broad range of stakeholders on a first-ever Patient safety rights charter. It outlines the core rights …
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List of Candidates for WHO SEARO Regional Director
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the candidates for the next WHO SEARO Regional Director. The SEARO Regional Committee will nominate the next Regional Director during its upcoming session. …
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to further enhance efforts to end TB, adopt Gandhinagar Declaration
The WHO South-East Asia Region, that bears a disproportionate burden of nearly half of the global TB cases and deaths, today committed to further accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis by …
