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- Health News
- December 18, 2025
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WHO hosts the second Global Summit to advance evidence, integration and innovation for traditional medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India, opens today, bringing together government ministers, scientists, Indigenous leaders, and practitioners from…
- Health News
- December 17, 2025
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World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health
Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)Â have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health challenges through a fully integrated…
- Health News
- December 12, 2025
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WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The…
- Health News
- December 7, 2025
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Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, WHO–World Bank report finds
Since 2000, most countries – across all income levels and regions – have made concurrent progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial hardship associated with health costs,…
- Health News
- December 6, 2025
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Countries to reconvene sooner to accelerate progress on WHO Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system negotiations
WHO Member States today ended their latest round of intensive negotiations on the world’s first Pathogen Access andBenefit Sharing (PABS) system. Countries decided to resume deliberations in January in a…
- Health News
- December 5, 2025
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New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance rises
Wider use of new tools against malaria, including dual-ingredient nets and WHO-recommended vaccines helped to prevent an estimated 170 million cases and 1 million deaths in 2024, according to WHO’s…
- Health News
- December 2, 2025
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New prevention tools and investment in services essential in the fight against AIDS
On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive down infections and…
- Health News
- December 2, 2025
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WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity
To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1Â billion people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like…
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- November 29, 2025
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Measles deaths down 88% since 2000, but cases surge
Global immunization efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly 59 million…
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- November 29, 2025
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WHO issues first global guideline on infertility
The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in its first-ever global guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and…
