Latest World Health Organization News

WHO and partners launch global dashboard on child health
If you’re pregnant, how accurate is your ‘due date’?
Further Transparency Needed In Cancer Clinical Trials
Gazans’ extreme hunger could leave its mark on subsequent generations
WHO consults on action plan for sustainable clinical research infrastructure
Julian Assange was isolated for more than a decade. Here’s what that does to the body and mind
Nearly 1.8 billion adults at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity
Hospital noise as loud as a lawn mower: sleep data sparks aircraft-inspired solution
Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use, majority among men
Health consequences of air pollution on populations
Human Rights Council Starts Dialogue on Drug Use, Harm Reduction and the Right to Health, and Concludes Discussion on Prostitution and Violence against Women
No more recreational vaping for Australians. From October, vapes will be sold over the counter at pharmacies
Today 3.7 billion people better protected from industrial trans fat exposure
Violence towards refugee and migrant women often goes undetected. We’ve found a way to help fix that
New method to degrade PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ found effective in the lab
Update on the Guideline Development Group on the health of trans and gender diverse people
WHO issues warning on falsified medicines used for diabetes treatment and weight loss
Chad eliminates human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem
WHO and United States Food and Drug Administration extend the CRP-Lite pilot
Progress on patient safety on track
Pan American Health Organization regional meeting on human genomic research for health held
Youth Manifesto for UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance launched
Health professionals meet to further the climate change and health agenda
WHO releases database of promising interventions to prevent and respond to abuse of older people
WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank
Will we really all die from minor scratches in the future? – Q&A with antibiotic resistance expert
WHO launches new guideline on fiscal policies to promote healthy diets
Zimbabwe becomes the sixth country in Africa to reach WHO maturity level 3 in regulation of medicines
WHO releases report on state of development of antibacterials
Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health
Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic
Detention of United Nations and non-governmental organization personnel in Yemen
New Diagnosis Needed For Problem Gaming
Gavi to boost access to life-saving human rabies vaccines in over 50 countries: Gavi, WHO and UAR
WHO and Switzerland strengthen partnership for global BioHub System
Cervical cancer screening pioneer among biotech sector’s King’s Birthday recipients
Link revealed between maternal STIs and reduced birthweights in Papua New Guinea
WHO condemns tobacco industry’s manipulation of medical education
Smoke Free Sweden: New Zealand Halves Smoking Rate as Smokers Seek Less Harmful Alternatives
Origin And Spread Of Malaria
WHO joins partners at ASEAN regional meeting to boost access to quality diagnostic testing
Progress on basic energy access reverses for first time in a decade
New framework launched to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa
Health professionals sound alarm in full page advert
There are ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water. Should standards change to protect our health?
Burnet supports Papua New Guinea in rolling out new treatment for drug resistant tuberculosis
WHO-led Tobacco-Free Farms Initiative awarded UN grant for scaling up
New aquaculture record offers way for ending hunger without harming marine environment: FAO Fisheries Chief