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How industries manipulate products and marketing
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (22+ words) World Health Organization (WHO) - An introduction to WHO in the European Region Second European Programme of Work...
Joint call by the President of the ICRC, the Director-General of WHO and the International President of MSF
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (158+ words) Ten years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286 on health care in armed conflicts. The situation is even worse compared to 10 years ago. Today, we mark not an achievement " we mark a failure. " The recommendations of the UN…...
Timor-Leste contains diphtheria case through coordinated response and community engagement
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (373+ words) Her immunisation history offered an important clue. While she had received routine vaccines through nine months of age, she had missed her DPT booster scheduled at eighteen months, a gap attributed to disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. She had no…...
Nothing about us without us: centering organisations of persons with disabilities in health decision-making processes
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (197+ words) The International Disability Alliance and World Health Organization warmly invite you to join the webinar "Nothing about us without us: centering organisations of persons with disabilities in health decision-making processes". Against this backdrop, the International Disability Alliance, in collaboration with…...
GISRS mourns the passing of Dr Nancy Cox
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (19+ words) World Health Organization (WHO) GISRS mourns the passing of Dr Nancy Cox...
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (213+ words) Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have progressed work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, and today agreed additional time was needed to finalize the framework for…...
Application period now open for the 2027 update of the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (213+ words) The 26th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines is scheduled to be held at WHO Headquarters, Geneva, from 3 to 7 May 2027 to revise and update the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential…...
Second Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (209+ words) The Second Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum will take place from 6-8 May 2026 in Accra, Ghana, bringing together heads of state, ministers, global health leaders, development partners, and private sector stakeholders. Organized by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the…...
Child mortality (under 5 years)
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (300+ words) Substantial progress has been made in reducing child mortality over the past three decades. Since 1990, the global under'five mortality rate has declined by approximately 60%, reflecting expanded access to immunization, improved nutrition, better management of childhood illnesses and wider availability of…...
Webinar "The generation and use of data for national strategic planning and prioritization
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (285+ words) The WHO Department for HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HTH) will be hosting a webinar on 7 May 2026 to showcase WHO resources that are available to support the generation, storage, analysis and use of data for national TB strategic…...