Coronavirus
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Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2022-2023 northern hemisphere influenza season
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral…
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Celebrating World NTD Day: make every day a neglected tropical diseases day
The World Health Organization (WHO) kicked off this year’s commemoration of World…
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Crucial changes needed to protect workers’ health while teleworking
The World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization have called for…
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Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems
Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response…
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Celebrating 70 years of GISRS (the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System)
Founded in 1952, the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System, or GISRS,…
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World Cancer Day: closing the care gap
Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, and its…
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COVAX delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
On 15 January 2022, a shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to…
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U.S. EPA and WHO partner to protect public health
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health Organization…
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WHO holds dialogue with contributors of flexible voluntary funding
7 December 2021 – WHO held a virtual dialogue today with donors…
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Two decades dedicated to capacity building for health emergency preparedness and response
The WHO Office in Lyon, France — a Centre of Excellence in…
