Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - June 2024
SunSmart Global UV App launches with new features to enhance sun protection
The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights
First interregional meeting on the governance of the private health sector
Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023, leaving many without life-saving protection
Moving towards integrated service delivery for NTDs
WHO launches unique training course to enable parliamentarians in global health security
First steps taken towards a Global Plan of Action for the Health of Indigenous Peoples
Joint UN statement calling for sexual and reproductive health and rights for all
WHO prequalifies the first self-test for hepatitis C virus
Integrating traditional medicine into health systems
Public consultation of experts to join the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for updating WHO guidelines for risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia
WHO First Global Forum on Advancing Multisectoral and Multistakeholder Engagement and Accountability to End TB
MeDevIS platform announced to boost access to medical technologies and devices
New guidance documents to enhance health product research and development published
WHO launches new toolkit to improve care for neurological disorders
WHO, UNICEF and WaterAid host Global Sanitation Summit
Celebrating a decade of the Severe Acute Respiratory Infections network in the Americas
WHO celebrates milestone of influenza preparedness in South-East Asia Region
Examining influenza cases reported in the past two months
WHO launches high-level tobacco control programme for country representatives
Governments progress on negotiations for a pandemic agreement to boost global preparedness for future emergencies
WHO releases first ever guidance on health practitioner regulation
WHO launches online learning programme to increase access to contraception via pharmacies
Jordan becomes first country to receive WHO verification for eliminating leprosy
Three Central African countries commit to global eradication of Guinea-worm disease
WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance
WHO introduces new toolbox to align global health initiatives funding with national strategies
FIFA and World Health Organization launch global concussion awareness campaign
Global Coalition for Evidence launched
WHO publishes new guidance to help country health systems recover from shocks
“Get it right, make it safe!”: WHO highlights safe diagnosis during global campaign for patient safety
WHO releases guidance on gender inequalities and antimicrobial resistance
Thinking the unthinkable: a foresight exercise on pandemic preparedness with McGill University
Anglophone countries in East Africa prepare for the next respiratory pathogen pandemic
Kicking off the journey of artificial intelligence in traditional medicine
Around 560 000 children vaccinated in first round of polio campaign in Gaza
WHO updates influenza care guidelines, includes recommendations for viruses with pandemic potential
South Africa prepares for future respiratory pathogen pandemics
