World No Tobacco Day 2021 awards - the winners
WHO and Switzerland launch global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
Available for review: Nickel background document for the WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality
WHO/UNICEF statement on the 40th anniversary of the international code of marketing breastmilk substitutes
G20 leaders boost support of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator but urgent and immediate action is needed to maintain momentum
Statement following the Twenty-Eighth IHR Emergency Committee for Polio
Preventing the next human influenza pandemic: Celebrating 10 years of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
New international expert panel to address the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases
Programmatic innovations to address challenges in tuberculosis prevention and care during the COVID-19 pandemic
New report highlights global progress on reducing HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections and signals need for renewed efforts to reach 2030 targets
Support to countries’ equitable and resilient recovery from the pandemic towards the health SDGs: The 2021 SDG3 GAP progress report
WHO issues new guidance for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria and other vector-borne diseases
World Health Assembly to focus on ending COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for next one
Statement of the COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on safety signals related to the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
WHO and UNICEF launch new tools for the promotion of adolescent mental health
Dynamic WHO dashboard for island states highlights barriers and progress on climate change and health
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
Streets for Life campaign calls for 30 km/h urban streets to ensure safe, healthy, green and liveable cities
Dominica celebrates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems: Four key actions to follow in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes
Launch WHO guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections
WHO warns that HIV infection increases risk of severe and critical COVID-19
Message from Director SRH/HRP
COVID-19 pandemic leads to major backsliding on childhood vaccinations, new WHO, UNICEF data shows
Webinar series on Rural Health Equity
WHO issues new recommendations on human genome editing for the advancement of public health
WHO launches Guidelines for Recreational Water Quality as summer heats up
COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS): updated guidance regarding myocarditis and pericarditis reported with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
New SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic tests online course
UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
World Zoonosis Day 6 July: Online learning supports governments to operationalize a One Health approach in countries
WHO releases first guidelines on hepatitis C virus self-testing
New WHO recommendations issued to improve access to rapid molecular tests for the detection of TB and drug-resistant TB
WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access
Active TB Drug Safety Monitoring and Management (aDSM) global database: Outcome of the assessment and future of data reporting
New study highlights unacceptably high global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men
New data on the public health impact of chemicals: knowns and unknowns
WHO global conference on communicating science during health emergencies sparks enormous public interest
WHO guideline for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancer lesions for cervical cancer prevention
WHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment and health
