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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commends Namibia’s Children’s Parliament, Ask about Measures to Address “Baby Dumping” and…
World Asthma Day: WHO calls for better education to empower people living with asthma
WHO Results Report 2023 shows notable health achievements and calls for concerted drive toward Sustainable Development Goals
Breastfeeding should be recognised as a carbon offset: report
Global cooperation towards enhanced surveillance of foodborne diseases
AMA Welcomes Sickly Sweet Sugar Tax Calls
Healthy eating guidelines for babies: when can your baby drink cow’s milk?
Rafah incursion would substantially increase mortality and morbidity and further weaken an already broken health system
A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
International Development Innovation Alliance and WHO renew collaboration on scale-up of health innovations
WHO advisory group convenes its first meeting on responsible use of the life sciences in Geneva
Do we really need to burp babies? Here’s what the research says
We think we control our health – but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role
Statement by principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Crushing levels of violence, displacement fuel…
What are heart rate zones, and how can you incorporate them into your exercise routine?
New research finds early gestational diabetes treatment for those at higher risk, reduces birth complications and health costs
Anticipating the inevitable: how prepared are we for the next pandemic?
Strengthened global capacities on climate change and health: WHO training in Madrid
What is pathological demand avoidance – and how is it different to ‘acting out’?
National Trauma Centre Ready For Future Health Crisis
Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis
Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines
Spain’s Secretary of State for Health discusses health priorities with WHO
FAO launches global 10-year initiative to reduce the need for antimicrobials for sustainable agrifood systems transformation
Vaping now more common than smoking among young people – and the risks go beyond lung and brain damage
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
World Malaria Day 2024: “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world”
Kourtney Kardashian Barker isn’t the first to drink breast milk – but we know surprisingly little about its adult health benefits
WHO-trained journalists win national road safety reporting award in Viet Nam
WHO Global Malaria Programme launches new operational strategy
Promising patient-friendly oral drug against visceral leishmaniasis enters Phase II clinical trial in Ethiopia
As Empire AI dawns, Cornell lays groundwork for public good
Parrot fever cases amid a ‘mysterious’ pneumonia outbreak in Argentina – what you need to know about psittacosis
The UK plans to phase out smoking. What does this new law mean for tobacco control in Australia?
Opioids more potent than fentanyl have been detected in Australia. So what are nitazenes?
WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera
Leading health agencies outline updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air
WHO launches first ever Patient Safety Rights Charter
Thailand’s new road safety Parliamentary Advisory Group takes aim at road crashes
NZ Emergency Medical Team internationally recognised for quality of care
Statement on the outcomes of the ICMRA-WHO joint workshop on COVID-19 vaccines strain change
New research shows urgency to act on Nigeria’s trans fat elimination policy
Special programme on sexual and reproductive health reports on year of progress
WHO announces Health for All Film Festival shortlist and jury
World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Australia opens on 22 April in Melbourne
Enhancing Global Health and Well-Being: WHO and the Netherlands strengthen their Partnership