Ensuring continuity of TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Geneva. The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Programme, along with WHO regional and country offices, has developed an updated information…
WHO lists two COVID-19 tests for emergency use
WHO has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the Covid-19 pandemic. The move should help increase…
#ThanksHealthHeros – World Health Day Message
Today is World Health Day! This day is especially poignant as the focus is on nurses and health workers, who…
Joint Leader’s statement – Violence against children: A hidden crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact across the world. Efforts to contain the coronavirus are vital to…
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…