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WHO launches global strategic plan to fight rising dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases

3 October 2024 Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP)…

October 3, 2024

Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

1 October 2024 : The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public…

October 1, 2024

WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against MPOX

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be…

September 13, 2024

New research flags the urgent need for research and evidence on the impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases and malaria

22 May 2024 | Geneva – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Task Team on Climate Change, Neglected Tropical Diseases…

May 22, 2024

WHO launches first ever Patient Safety Rights Charter

WHO launched a Patient Safety Rights Charter at the Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety. It is the…

April 26, 2024

Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine

25 April, Cotonou/Freetown/Monrovia – In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—launched…

April 26, 2024

WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera

A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 April.…

April 20, 2024

Nepal restricts trans-fatty acids in food

Kathmandu / New Delhi | February 14, 2024: The World Health Organization congratulates Nepal for restricting levels of…

February 14, 2024

Ms Saima Wazed takes charge as Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia

New Delhi | February 1, 2024: Ms Saima Wazed today assumed charge as Regional Director for World Health…

February 1, 2024

Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala appointed WHO Regional Director for the WHO Western Pacific

The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board today confirmed the appointment of Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala of Tonga…

January 23, 2024