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10 December 2020
Departmental update

Call for consultant expressions of interest: Hand Hygiene for All Initiative

10 December 2020
Departmental update

Tools for the successful scale-up of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in health care facilities and communities

10 December 2020
Departmental update

Eliminating onchocerciasis: continued political support, new tools and measures are needed to sustain progress

9 December 2020
News release

WHO reveals leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019

8 December 2020
News release

WHO launches year-long campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco

8 December 2020
Medical product alert

Medical Product Alert N°7/2020: Falsified HARVONI (Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir)

8 December 2020
Departmental update

Strategic partnerships for global health: Luxembourg and WHO convene strategic dialogue

8 December 2020
Departmental update

Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review

7 December 2020
Departmental update

G20 First-time Released Report on Digital Health Interventions for Pandemic Management

7 December 2020
Departmental update

WHO announces forthcoming updates on the systematic screening for tuberculosis

7 December 2020
Departmental update

WHO recommends 8 harmful New Psychoactive Substances be placed under international control by the CND

4 December 2020
Departmental update

UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs reclassifies cannabis to recognize its therapeutic uses

3 December 2020
Joint News Release

Global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines estimated to generate economic benefits of at least US$ 153 billion in 2020–21, and US$ 466 billion by 2025, in 10 major economies, according to new report by the Eurasia Group

3 December 2020
Departmental update

Investing in midwife-led interventions could save 4.3 million lives per year, new study finds

2 December 2020
Departmental update

New toolkit aims to improve global birth defects surveillance

2 December 2020
Departmental update

Profile: Dr Collins Tabu, Head of Immunization Programme, Ministry of Health, Kenya

1 December 2020
Departmental update

Global Solidarity to End TB and HIV

30 November 2020
Departmental update

World AIDS Day 2020 – WHO calls for global solidarity to maintain HIV services

30 November 2020
News release

WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria

29 November 2020
Departmental update

Virtual cGMP Training Marathon

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5 March 2021
News release

New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer

4 March 2021
Departmental update

Resources Portal on Public Financial Management for Health

4 March 2021
News release

Rotavirus vaccines made available for use in humanitarian crises

3 March 2021
Departmental update

New water safety planning training videos

4 March 2021
Departmental update

Strengthening laboratory capacity to combat antimicrobial resistance in Uzbekistan: a collaborative mentoring programme

27 October 2008
Departmental update

New study presents state of the world's health

2 March 2021
Statement

COVAX publishes first round of allocations

1 March 2021
Departmental update

World Pharmacopoeias support public health during COVID-19 pandemic

1 March 2021
News release

First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa

2 March 2021
News release

WHO: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050

26 February 2021
Departmental update

WHO and ITU launch new guide on introduction of dementia risk reduction and carer support programmes using mobile technology

25 February 2021
Joint News Release

COVID-19 oxygen emergency impacting more than half a million people in low- and middle-income countries every day, as demand surges

25 February 2021
News release

El Salvador certified as malaria-free by WHO

27 January 2021
Departmental update

New guidance on ethical HIV prevention trials published

1 October 2016
Departmental update

Abish Romero celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month

24 February 2021
Joint News Release

COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marking beginning of global rollout

22 February 2021
Departmental update

Improving understanding of response to infodemics during public health emergencies

22 February 2021
News release

No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first

20 February 2021
Statement

WHO Director-General's statement on Tanzania and COVID-19

19 February 2021
News release

G7 leaders commit US$ 4.3 billion to finance global equitable access to tests, treatments and vaccines in 2021

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5 March 2021
News release

New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer

4 March 2021
Departmental update

Resources Portal on Public Financial Management for Health

4 March 2021
News release

Rotavirus vaccines made available for use in humanitarian crises

3 March 2021
Departmental update

New water safety planning training videos

4 March 2021
Departmental update

Strengthening laboratory capacity to combat antimicrobial resistance in Uzbekistan: a collaborative mentoring programme

27 October 2008
Departmental update

New study presents state of the world's health

2 March 2021
Statement

COVAX publishes first round of allocations

1 March 2021
Departmental update

World Pharmacopoeias support public health during COVID-19 pandemic

1 March 2021
News release

First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa

2 March 2021
News release

WHO: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050

26 February 2021
Departmental update

WHO and ITU launch new guide on introduction of dementia risk reduction and carer support programmes using mobile technology

25 February 2021
Joint News Release

COVID-19 oxygen emergency impacting more than half a million people in low- and middle-income countries every day, as demand surges

25 February 2021
News release

El Salvador certified as malaria-free by WHO

27 January 2021
Departmental update

New guidance on ethical HIV prevention trials published

1 October 2016
Departmental update

Abish Romero celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month

24 February 2021
Joint News Release

COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marking beginning of global rollout

22 February 2021
Departmental update

Improving understanding of response to infodemics during public health emergencies

22 February 2021
News release

No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first

20 February 2021
Statement

WHO Director-General's statement on Tanzania and COVID-19

19 February 2021
News release

G7 leaders commit US$ 4.3 billion to finance global equitable access to tests, treatments and vaccines in 2021

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