South Sudan: no new cases of dracunculiasis for five consecutive months
A commitment to improve global health information
Statement on the 5th IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of wild poliovirus
WHO/UNHCR issue new guide on mental health in humanitarian emergencies
WHO mobilizes funds for long-term spinal cord treatment after Nepal earthquake
Nepal: WHO works with partners to prevent diarrhoeal diseases
WHO issues rapid health assessment on impact of Nepal earthquake
An initiative to extend access to a new TB drug
WHO, health partners striving to treat quake survivors in Nepal’s remote regions
WHO coordinating the health response to Nepal earthquake; working to prevent spread of disease
WHO report finds systems to combat antibiotic resistance lacking
WHO sending in more medical supplies and assisting the arrival of foreign medical team support for earthquake-ravaged Nepal
Commitment for a TB-Free India
World Malaria Day: call to close gaps in prevention and treatment to defeat malaria
Global vaccination targets ‘off-track’ warns WHO
WHO calls for increased transparency in medical research
WHO Statement on Caesarean Section Rates: Frequently asked questions
Statement on the 5th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Caesarean sections should only be performed when medically necessary
WHO Statement on public disclosure of clinical trial results
Meeting of the WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis
Italy provides funding to support cystic echinococcosis projects in Morocco and Tunisia
Two new centres of excellence have joined the WHO network of Collaborating Centres for echinococcosis
A new Chair and Co-Chair selected to lead the WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis
WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis, Geneva, 15–16 December 2016 – Statement
Combating echinococcosis in China
Summary on the meeting of WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis (WHO-IWGE)
Chengdu Declaration on cestode infections calls for global collaboration into research and control
New approach needed to tackle parasitic liver disease in Europe and Turkey
Celebrating nurses
Addressing the 18 million health worker shortfall – 35 concrete actions and 6 key messages
Health Workforce central to the agenda of the Seventy-second World Health Assembly
Collaborative discussion series launched on supporting community health workers to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage
Advocates around the world #speakup for #roadsafety
New WHO-led study says majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk
Sana Hafeez, WHO Champion for assistive technology, told her story at the World Health Assembly
WHO Deputy Director General’s speech at Global Disability Summit
WHO convenes global stakeholders to improve access to assistive technology
WHO Region of the Americas records highest number of dengue cases in history; cases spike in other regions
Working to safeguard the health, well-being and human rights of adolescents with WHO guidelines
