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Early outbreak detection minimizes impact, says WHO

Scientists have stressed the importance of detecting outbreaks early to reduce the chance of contamination spreading and becoming a wider threat to public health.Comments were made...

Not enough progress on foodborne disease, says WHO

Country capacity for surveillance of foodborne diseases has improved slightly but remains off target, according to WHO.The World Health Organization (WHO) provided an update on pro...

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

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

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...

WHO joins the Open Health Stack Software Foundation to advance open, standards-based digital health for all countries

Digital health systems in many countries have grown in a fragmented way. One programme for immunization, another for HIV, another for maternal health, each built separately, often...

WHO annual meet starts amid Ebola, hantavirus outbreaks

World Health Organization raises Ebola risk in Congo to ‘very high’

GENEVA >>The head of the World Health Organization warned today that Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are escalating rapidly and now pose a “very high” ri...

'We’re with you': WHO chief rushes to Congo as Ebola outbreak worsens

The WHO chief is urging greater international backing to combat a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the DRC, highlighting delays and community mistrust as major hurdles. He stre...

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our 'dangerous' times — WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland — The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks are only the latest crises in “dangerous and divisive” times, the World Health Organization chief said Monday. Openi...

WHO Youth Council 2026–2028: Global Call for Youth Organizations to Shape International Health Policy

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially launched a global call for expressions of interest for the third term of the WHO Youth Council (2026–2028). This exciting opportu...

WHO Calls for Experts to Join Pesticide Advisory Group

The WHO Advisory Group on Pesticide Specifications supports the evaluation of scientific dossiers to inform the development of WHO specifications for public health pesticides.

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...

WHO issues bombshell Ebola outbreak update as it makes horror admission

The Director General of the World Health Organization has provided a crucial update.

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

In Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a massive push for early testing and contact tracing is helping to contain the virus, the UN World Health Organizat...

Africa: WHO Urges Scale Up of Newborn Screening to Improve Early Detection and Care of Birth Defects

[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)...

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...

Unsafe food kills 1.5m people annually – WHO warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned against the consumption of unsafe food, revealing that it causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every yea...

Nominations open for WHO food safety award

Applicants must be from the Western Pacific region

WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk'

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization said Sunday it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as “low risk” as the cruise ship where the outbreak ori...

Africa: Emergency Committee Recommendations Regarding the Epidemic of Ebola Virus in DRCongo and Uganda

[WHO] Geneva -- On 17 May 2026, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the I...

World Health Organization Defends Its Ebola Outbreak Response

Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended the World Health Organization against criticism that it had acted too slowly in its response to the Ebola outbreak.

45% of dementia cases could be prevented – WHO

According to the WHO, more than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, while nearly 10 million new cases are diagnosed each year. The post 45% of dementia cases coul...