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Unitaid-sponsored programs progress toward 90% treatment target for women with precancerous lesions
WHO highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of world’s population
Tackling emerging antimalarial drug resistance in Africa
Emerging roadmap to regulating sanitation services
Progress and pathway towards elimination of cervical cancer among women living with HIV
African journalists tool up to tackle road carnage
WHO expert consultation on updating 2005 toxic equivalency factors for dioxin like compounds
WHO advises immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies
Insulin and health technology manufacturers make commitments in support of WHO asks
Joining forces to enable access to essential prevention and care services for people with diabetes and TB
Marking World Diabetes Day: actions for better access to treatment and care
Dracunculiasis eradication: strong cross-border collaboration towards certification of Sudan in 2023
International Council of Nurses endorses World Health Organization training programme on improving mental health
WHO issues new guide to running effective telemedicine services
WHO, WIPO, WTO to hold technical symposium on response, preparedness to future pandemics
WHO launches training in assistive products
Global meeting on strengthening public-private provider engagement calls for greater collaboration with all care providers to get TB
WHO releases first data on global vaccine market since Covid
We need food, not tobacco – focus of World No Tobacco Day 2023
Health must be front and centre in COP27 climate change negotiations
Message by Director of Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO
Focus on immunization and surveillance in in-mid-term evaluation of polio transition
Global health agencies outline plan to support Ugandan government-led response to outbreak of ebola virus disease
WHO Immunization Data Portal: Global, Regional and Country Immunization data at your fingertips
Act now: migrant inclusion in climate action is obligation, not option
Zimbabwe is first country in Africa to announce regulatory approval for long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention
Statement of Thirty-third Polio IHR Emergency Committee
Third meeting of International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding multi-country outbreak of monkeypox
WHO and WMO launch new knowledge platform for climate and health
ACT-Accelerator launches six month plan as world transitions to long-term Covid control
Guideline on fluid management of acutely ill children
WHO launches 4th Health for All Film Festival
TAG-VE statement on Omicron sublineages BQ.1 and XBB
WHO and MD Anderson launch new partnership to reduce global burden of women’s cancers
Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during Covid pandemic
WHO releases first-ever list of health-threatening fungi
Universal access to safe drinking water requires increased investment backed by strong government institutions
Almost 1 million people die every year due to lead poisoning, with more children suffering long-term health effects
World Health Organization response to External Evaluation of Access to Covid Tools Accelerator
IDIA and WHO strengthen strategic collaboration to support scale-up of health innovations
Pharma, tech and social media companies join forces with WHO to launch Tobacco Cessation Consortium during World Health Summit
Smoking linked to early vision loss and cataracts
WHO announces update of Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services
Building next generation sequencing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 through workforce strengthening in Kyrgyzstan
Shortage of cholera vaccines leads to temporary suspension of two-dose strategy, as cases rise worldwide
WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
WHO launches new campaign to amplify lived experience of people affected by cancer
Parliamentarians commit to support global health