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24 January 2023
Departmental update

Practical manual on tuberculosis laboratory strengthening updated to support the implementation of WHO-recommended diagnostics

23 January 2023
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WHO launches funding appeal to help a record number of people in complex, intersecting health emergencies

23 January 2023
News release

Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease

23 January 2023
Statement

WHO urges action to protect children from contaminated medicines

19 January 2023
Statement

How well do development partners work together and follow country priorities to achieve the health SDGs?

18 January 2023
News release

Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers

17 January 2023
Departmental update

WHO announces plans to establish a TB Vaccine Accelerator Council

17 January 2023
Departmental update

8th WHO Technical Taskforce: Defeating Meningitis by 2030 – A Global Road Map

17 January 2023
News release

WHO announces plans to establish a TB Vaccine Accelerator council

14 January 2023
Departmental update

Close to one billion people globally are served by health-care facilities with no electricity access or with unreliable electricity

14 January 2023
Statement

WHO welcomes data on COVID-19 in China, meeting with Minister

13 January 2023
News release

WHO updates COVID-19 guidelines on masks, treatments and patient care

12 January 2023
Joint News Release

Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children

11 January 2023
Medical product alert

Medical Product Alert N°1/2023: Substandard (contaminated) liquid dosage medicines

11 January 2023
Departmental update

Beyond blaming people: why journalists must dig deep into the causes of road crashes

10 January 2023
Departmental update

A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report

6 January 2023
Departmental update

SAGE October 2022 report published

4 January 2023
Statement

TAG-VE statement on the meeting of 3 January on the COVID-19 situation in China

30 December 2022
Statement

WHO meets with Chinese officials on current COVID-19 situation

29 December 2022
Departmental update

WHO Completes its Second Round of Global SARS-CoV-2 Testing External Quality Assessment

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11 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO in collaboration with IATA have trained trainers on the shipping of infectious substances

11 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO provides on-site laboratory training at the National Influenza Centre in Ethiopia

11 February 2023
Departmental update

Bioinformatics training workshops to strengthen genomic surveillance successfully completed

10 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO kicks off deliberations on ethical framework and tools for social listening and infodemic management

10 February 2023
Departmental update

Applications to the 24th WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential medicines published for public review and comments

10 February 2023
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WHO sends health supplies to reach 400 000 people impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic

14 February 2023
Departmental update

Countries unite to remove mercury from hazardous skin lightening products

10 February 2023
Departmental update

Estimating pandemic product needs and allocation levels

10 February 2023
Departmental update

INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2022 #4

5 February 2023
Departmental update

Regional Action Plan for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming in South-East Asia 2022–2030 published in New Delhi

6 February 2023
Departmental update

Longstanding WHO partners to enter into official relations with the Organization

3 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer

3 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO publishes two landmark documents on leishmaniasis

30 January 2023
Departmental update

Celebrating World NTD day with a photo exhibit: “Reframing Neglect”

3 February 2023
Departmental update

Global health leader Germany reaffirms strong support to WHO for 2023

2 February 2023
Departmental update

First regional workshop to operationalize the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences: mitigating biorisks and governing dual-use research (the framework) in the WHO African region

2 February 2023
Statement

Statement of the thirty-fourth Polio IHR Emergency Committee

8 February 2023
Departmental update

Experts call for clampdowns on exploitative formula milk marketing in new Lancet series

1 February 2023
News release

African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children

21 September 2017
News release

Mitigating health risks in the wake of disaster

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11 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO in collaboration with IATA have trained trainers on the shipping of infectious substances

11 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO provides on-site laboratory training at the National Influenza Centre in Ethiopia

11 February 2023
Departmental update

Bioinformatics training workshops to strengthen genomic surveillance successfully completed

10 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO kicks off deliberations on ethical framework and tools for social listening and infodemic management

10 February 2023
Departmental update

Applications to the 24th WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential medicines published for public review and comments

10 February 2023
News release

WHO sends health supplies to reach 400 000 people impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic

14 February 2023
Departmental update

Countries unite to remove mercury from hazardous skin lightening products

10 February 2023
Departmental update

Estimating pandemic product needs and allocation levels

10 February 2023
Departmental update

INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2022 #4

5 February 2023
Departmental update

Regional Action Plan for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming in South-East Asia 2022–2030 published in New Delhi

6 February 2023
Departmental update

Longstanding WHO partners to enter into official relations with the Organization

3 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer

3 February 2023
Departmental update

WHO publishes two landmark documents on leishmaniasis

30 January 2023
Departmental update

Celebrating World NTD day with a photo exhibit: “Reframing Neglect”

3 February 2023
Departmental update

Global health leader Germany reaffirms strong support to WHO for 2023

2 February 2023
Departmental update

First regional workshop to operationalize the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences: mitigating biorisks and governing dual-use research (the framework) in the WHO African region

2 February 2023
Statement

Statement of the thirty-fourth Polio IHR Emergency Committee

8 February 2023
Departmental update

Experts call for clampdowns on exploitative formula milk marketing in new Lancet series

1 February 2023
News release

African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children

21 September 2017
News release

Mitigating health risks in the wake of disaster

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