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 to call on countries to rapidly scale up…
Behavioural considerations for acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines
The Behavioural Insights Unit of the WHO released a meeting report of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on the…
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 intervention for reducing suicide deaths in countries with…
Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool in the time of COVID-19
The JRA OT provides a step-wise approach for joint qualitative risk assessment A multisectoral, One Health approach is necessary…
A parasitic infection that can turn fatal with administration of corticosteroids
Healthcare workers in tropical and sub-tropical settings where strongyloidiasis is prevalent or caring for patients who have travelled to such…
Monitoring childbirth in a new era for maternal health
WHO and HRP launch the Labour Care Guide to improve every woman’s experience of childbirth, and to help ensure…
New WHO tool to help countries advance towards universal health coverage
One of WHO’s 3 strategic goals is to ensure that an additional 1 billion people in the world are protected…
The Decade of Healthy Ageing: a new UN-wide initiative
The United Nations General Assembly today declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing. “Today’s announcement of the UN Decade of…
New checklist supports schools to reopen and prepare for COVID-19 resurgences
A new WHO Checklist to support schools re-opening and preparation for COVID-19 resurgences or similar public health crises , lists 38…
WHO reveals leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health…