Coronavirus
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Joint statement calling for urgent country scale-up of access to optimal HIV treatment for infants and children living with HIV
Global partners that are committed to ending paediatric AIDS have come together…
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South African scientists probe new variant of Covid-19
– – South African scientists are getting support from the World Health…
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Mali goes into another lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge
– – Mali’s government has announced another lock-down to fight the surge…
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New study highlights cost-effectiveness of bans on pesticides as a suicide prevention strategy
National bans on highly hazardous pesticides can be a cost-effective and affordable…
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COVAX Announces additional deals to access promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates; plans global rollout starting Q1 2021
COVAX now has agreements in place to access nearly two billion doses…
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WHO launches Baseline report for Decade of Healthy Ageing
17 December 2020 – At least 14% of all people aged 60…
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Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool in the time of COVID-19
The JRA OT provides a step-wise approach for joint qualitative risk assessment…
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Launch of the Tripartite Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool
We are pleased to announce that a new Tripartite operational tool is available to support countries in…
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A parasitic infection that can turn fatal with administration of corticosteroids
Healthcare workers in tropical and sub-tropical settings where strongyloidiasis is prevalent or…
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New PSA campaign from WHO and YouTube is a playbook for a safe holiday season
The World Health Organization and YouTube have partnered on an inviting and humorous…













