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UAE Delegation Participates in the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva

The United Arab Emirates is participating in the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79), convened by the World Health Organization in Geneva from 18–23 May 2026. As the highest decisio...

WCC to participate in 79th World Health Assembly

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches’ Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing will send a five-person delegation to participate in the 79th World Heal...

WHO members adopt global resolution on bleeding disorder care

At the World Health Assembly (WHA), member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) unanimously adopted a resolution on Global Action to Advance Health Equity for People with...

WHO in “panic mode” as World Health Assembly kicks off

Today is first day of the World Health Organization’s 79th annual World Health Assembly, where delegates come together to set policies and priorities for global health. Essentially...

World Health Assembly adopts landmark strategy placing health at heart of economic policy

Malaysia to champion people‑centred health reforms, global aid access at 79th World Health Assembly, says Dzulkefly

PUTRAJAYA, May 18 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad is in Geneva to lead the country’s delegat...

Mahama to champion ‘health sovereignty’ at 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to deliver a keynote address today at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, where he will push for stronger health sovereignty and sel...

Kazakhstan Breaks New Ground at World Health Assembly

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Kazakhstan has chaired Committee A of the World Health Assembly (WHA) for the first ti...

WHO annual meet starts amid Ebola, hantavirus outbreaks

WHO Member States establish joint process to support reforms of global health architecture

Africa: WHO Calls for Action - 'Together for Health. Stand With Science.' to Mark World Health Day

[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better h...

First-ever WHO Forum unites 800+ Collaborating Centres for stronger scientific collaboration

The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened the historic first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres—one of the world's largest and most diverse public health networks—bringin...

WHO calls for action: “Together for health. Stand with science.” to mark World Health Day

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better health,...

WHO honours six global health champions at World Health Assembly

According to WHO, recipients strengthened health systems, advanced disease control, and expanded healthcare access for vulnerable populations worldwide. The post WHO honours six gl...

Africa: WHO and France Shift One Health Vision to Action With New High-Impact Initiatives

[WHO] On World Health Day, global leaders gathered in France for a milestone "One Health Summit", where the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced a new wave of con...

Ebola declared a public health emergency, ahead of World Health Assembly starting today

The UN Health agency also clarified that the outbreak did not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency

ECOWAS health experts meet in Sierra Leone to push malaria elimination agenda

Health experts from ECOWAS member states have gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for a two-day meeting aimed at strengthening regional cooperation on public health, with a strong...

World Health Assembly approves new global TB strategy beyond 2030

The agency said the strategy supported preparations for the 2028 United Nations High-Level Meeting on tuberculosis, sustaining political momentum beyond the 2030 Sustainable Develo...

Statement of H.E. Mansoor Al Mansoori, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, On World Health Day 2026

In an increasingly complex and uncertain world, health remains the most powerful unifying force. It connects every nation, every community, and every individual, shaping how societ...

Ministry thanks nations’ offices for WHA support

WHO chief calls for urgent Ebola action and pandemic preparedness

The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks demonstrate that the world is still vulnerable to rapidly spreading infectious diseases, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health...

Taiwan to hold exhibition during WHA

Malaysia urges unhindered humanitarian aid access at World Health Assembly, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Malaysia has underscored the critical need to ensure unimpeded access to humanitarian assis...

Africa: Message From WHO DG Tedros to the People of Tenerife Regarding Hantavirus Response

[WHO] To the people of Tenerife,