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…
Global Progress on Child Survival Stalls as New Estimates Reveal 4.9 Million Under-Five Deaths in 2024
An estimated 4.9 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2024, a figure that includes 2.3 million newborns,…
Global Progress in Refugee and Migrant Health Inclusion Marks a Shift Toward Universal Health Coverage
In a landmark assessment of global health equity, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed a significant transformation in how…
The Bahamas Achieves Landmark WHO Certification for Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified The Bahamas for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, marking…
Global Immunization Initiative Reaches 18 Million Children to Close Pandemic-Era Vaccination Gaps and Strengthen Health Systems
The Big Catch-Up (BCU), a landmark multi-year and multi-country intervention designed to reverse the unprecedented decline in childhood vaccinations caused…
