World Health Statistics 2026: A Report on Global Health Progress and Challenges
The world is falling short on health targets, with progress uneven, slowing, and in some areas reversing, according to the…
Tunisia Achieves Historic Public Health Milestone with Official Validation of Trachoma Elimination
The World Health Organization (WHO) has formally recognized Tunisia for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, marking a monumental…
Australia Achieves Landmark Milestone with Official WHO Validation for the Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially validated Australia for the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, marking…
Global Progress and Persistent Challenges in the Fight Against Viral Hepatitis: Analysis of the 2026 WHO Global Hepatitis Report
The 2026 Global Hepatitis Report, released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the World Hepatitis Summit, provides a…
Chile Becomes the First Nation in the Americas to Officially Eliminate Leprosy Following Decades of Rigorous Public Health Surveillance
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have formally announced the verification of Chile as…
Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dire warning regarding the rapid deterioration of health infrastructure and the burgeoning…
WHO Exercise Polaris II: Global Simulation Tests Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Workforce Coordination
The World Health Organization (WHO) has successfully concluded Exercise Polaris II, an intensive two-day high-level simulation designed to pressure-test global…
Global Health Leaders Condemn a Decade of Failure as Attacks on Medical Facilities in Conflict Zones Reach Record Highs
Ten years after the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286, intended to protect healthcare in armed conflicts, the…
WHO Director-General visits Jordan to recognize strong collaboration on health system delivery, emergency relief and advancing mental health
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has successfully concluded the first day of a…
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on key annex to the Pandemic Agreement
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a consensus to extend intensive negotiations regarding the Pathogen Access…
