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Dr Jarbas Barbosa elected as WHO Regional Director for the Americas
<p>The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 152<sup>nd</sup> meeting in Geneva, has appointed Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr. as
Read more.WHO holds an inaugural meeting of the new Youth Council
<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted the inaugural meeting of the <a href="https://www.who.int/initiatives/who-youth-engagement/who-youth-council">WHO Youth Council</a> from 27 to 30 January in
Read more.Statement on the fourteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
<p>The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the fourteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005)
Read more.More countries eliminate neglected tropical diseases but investments key to sustain progress
<p>Today, on <a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-ntd-day/2023">World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day</a>, WHO releases a new progress report, entitled “<a href="https://www.who.int/teams/control-of-neglected-tropical-diseases/global-report-on-neglected-tropical-diseases-2023">Global report on
Read more.COVID and flu markers continue downward trends
The more transmissible XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant continues to gain ground in all US regions.
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