More than 100 governments today made historic commitments to end childhood violence, including nine pledging to ban corporal punishment – an issue that affects 3…
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A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new…
Global Model WHO youth delegates urge swift action on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
<p>The <a href="https://wfuna.org/">World Federation of United Nations Associations</a> (WFUNA) and the World Health Organization concluded the first in-person <a href="https://wfuna.org/program/global-model-who-2024/">Global Model WHO (GMWHO)</a> today, marking…
We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the…
<p>The Quadripartite collaboration on One Health – comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World…
<p>Ministers of health expressed their support for WHO’s Investment Round during a G20 meeting chaired by Brazil held today in Rio de Janeiro. </p><p>The ministers called…
A third phase of the polio vaccination campaign is set to begin tomorrow in part of the northern Gaza Strip after being postponed from 23…
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance quality-assured testing options, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two additional mpox in vitro diagnostics under its…
In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support…
Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee…