WHO and the Netherlands strengthen their Partnership
Spain’s Secretary of State for Health discusses health priorities with WHO
Governments agree to continue their steady progress on proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the World Health Assembly
Ireland and WHO work together to improve access to assistive technology globally
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) supports the implementation of WHO’s extended 13th General Programme of Work with flexible funding
WHO launches unique training course to enable parliamentarians in global health security
India commits US$ 85 million to WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre
Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO’s first-ever Investment Round
The Republic of Korea and WHO discuss joint priorities, challenges and trends around global health
WHO and the Netherlands renew their partnership on climate change and health
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- July 14, 2026
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El Salvador validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated El Salvador as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. “I congratulate El…
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- July 10, 2026
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WHO calls for urgent action as new cancer cases are projected to nearly double by 2050
Millions of people are facing physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 000 lives every day, according to a report released today by…
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- July 3, 2026
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Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease
In a major international effort to evaluate potential treatments for Ebola disease due to Bundibugyo virus (BVD), the PARTNERS clinical trial has opened enrolment today for patients in the Democratic…
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- July 3, 2026
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WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test detects the virus by identifying…
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- June 25, 2026
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655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target
At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack access to electricity, and two billion use…
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- June 24, 2026
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WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects
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 reduce lifelong disability for…
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- June 18, 2026
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WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for…
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- June 16, 2026
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Open letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, We write to you together, from Geneva and from Brasília, with one shared conviction: that the world must…
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- June 13, 2026
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Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show sustained progress towards safer blood supplies globally but also highlight persistent inequalities in access to safe blood and weaknesses in governance,…
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- June 5, 2026
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Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the ongoing Ebola outbreak…