Nearly half a million lives saved by COVID-19 vaccination in less than a year
Nearly half a million lives saved by COVID-19 vaccination in less than a year: A new study by the WHO…
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WHO: shortage of palliative care services
WHO takes steps to address glaring shortage of quality palliative care services: Worldwide, it is estimated only 1 in 10…
WHO recommends malaria vaccine for children at risk
WHO recommends ground breaking malaria vaccine for children at risk. Historic RTS,S/AS01 recommendation can reinvigorate the fight against malaria. The World…
WHO: new essential medicines list
WHO prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists: High prices and low availability still a…
Strategic Action for Health in Small Island Developing States
WHO is hosting the first global gathering of leaders focusing exclusively on health in Small Island Developing States, or SIDS.…
Call for urgent action on meningitis
WHO and partners call for urgent action on meningitis. WHO and partners launch new meningitis strategy aims to save more…
WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19 : Keeping schools safe
What steps should a school take to keep students and staff safe from COVID-19? What about vaccination? How can families…
Gordon Brown appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing
Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed World Health Organization Ambassador for Global Health Financing: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
WHO: World failing to address dementia challenge
WHO: World failing to address dementia challenge: Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan…
WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan
WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan: Kabul/Cairo, 30 August 2021 - A plane carrying WHO medicines and health supplies landed in…
WHO: Digital Certificates for COVID-19
Moving towards digital documentation of COVID-19 status: Vaccination certificates are nothing new. They are health documents that record a vaccination…
Global crisis – untreated hypertension
More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension. The number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since…