Statement of the Twenty-Fourth IHR Emergency Committee
The Twenty-fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus…
WHO Timeline – COVID-19
Last updated 12 April 31 Dec 2019 China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province. A novel coronavirus…
Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19
A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by…
Strengthening accountability to end TB
WHO today released a Checklist to enable Member States and their partners to assess the status of work at the…
A meeting on digital innovations, TB and implementation research organised by WHO and the European Respiratory Society
WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Programme (WHO/GTB) and the European Respiratory Society convened a technical meeting on digital innovations, TB and implementation…
Public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development
Last updated 16 April 2020 On 31 December 2019, WHO was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of…
WHO advisory body releases malaria eradication report
After a 3-year study of trends and future projections, the WHO Strategic Advisory Group on Malaria Eradication (SAGme) has released…
bringing a forgotten disease to the fore of global attention
14 April 2020 | Geneva −− Today the global community celebrates the first World Chagas Disease Day. The event makes…
#BeActive for the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in supporting the #BeActive campaign…
New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of…