WHO and Brazil urge swift action on Belém Health Action Plan at COP30
<p>Climate change is already driving a global health emergency, with over 540 000 people dying from extreme heat each year
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WHO promotes lifesaving intervention for small and preterm babies on first official World Prematurity Day
The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a
Read moreWHO launches global guidelines on diabetes during pregnancy on World Diabetes Day
<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240117044">first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy</a>, a
Read moreGlobal gains in tuberculosis response endangered by funding challenges
<p>Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7
Read moreEgypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a
Read moreWorld Pneumonia Day – 12 November 2025
Pneumonia remains one of the world’s leading infectious killers. It still claims more lives of children under five than any
Read moreJoint call to strengthen policy and investment for child and youth mental health and well-being
<h2>Why it matters</h2><p>Across the United Nations system, the recognition of mental health as a fundamental human right has deepened over
Read moreCountries make progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement annex on pathogen access and benefit sharing system
<p>In an important step, Member States started discussing for the first time the proposed draft text of the annex to
Read moreFifth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
<p>The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fifth meeting of the International
Read moreWHO at the 151st IPU Assembly: advancing health, rights and resilience through parliamentary action
<p>WHO joined parliamentary leaders at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held on 19–23 October 2025 in Geneva, bringing together
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