Business as usual for mental health simply will not do: WHO
All WHO member states have adopted the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2030 but progress has been slow, latest analysis of …
Accountability, equity: Experts suggest what WHO’s first-ever pandemic treaty should encapsulate
The first round of public hearings for the treaty is currently underway though it will be drafted only by 2024
Stop boosters now: WHO to rich countries on COVID-19 vaccines
Less than 1% of the population in Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, Somalia have been fully vaccinated due to supply shortage
Covid-19 no longer public health emergency. But a new mRNA vaccine has been authorised for emergency use
The Phase III clinical trial was conducted with 3,140 participants who were randomisd to receive either GEMCOVAC-OM or Covidshield in 20 centres …
New replenishment mechanism to make WHO funding flexible welcomed at World Health Assembly
Sustainable Development Goals should also discuss adolescent health, says a report presented at the World Health Assembly
World Health Summit: Global agreement on health need of the hour, says WHO
Conference to focus on pandemic treaty, polio eradication, digital health and universal health coverage
COVID-19 second wave: Putting India first
The Union government proclaimed victory against COVID-19 in September 2020. The result was an unrelenting, unforgiving second wave
UN drives campaign for youth as COVID-19 pandemic ups anxiety among 90%
WHO, ’Big 6’ youth orgs team up to help ‘lockdown generation’ build lives
100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG
In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China
The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here
At the beginning of March the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced that the last Ebola patient had been discharged from a …
WHO to promote finance, fossil fuel phase-out, and climate resilience of the health system at COP28
UNFCCC, a forum of 197 countries making climate deliberations, has so far not discussed with seriousness the climate change-health nexus but has …
WHO ends COVID-19 global health emergency, bringing one of human history’s most painful periods to a close
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautions world against letting its guard down
Omicron may already be in most countries, WHO warns
People dismissing omicron infection as mild may fuel spread, says WHO
WHO, Unicef target to avoid 50 million vaccine-preventable infections this decade
UN and other agencies launch new programme that aims to ensure immunisation benefits are shared equitably by humanity
World Health Assembly to adopt resolution to strengthen preparedness for health emergencies
The resolution urges WHO members to increase domestic investment and ensure public funding for health emergency preparedness
Former UK PM Gordon Brown now WHO ambassador for global health financing
Brown had warned that 100 million COVID-19 vaccines would go waste unless global leaders shared surplus supplies with the poorest countries
Big mistake for countries to think COVID-19 danger has passed: WHO chief
At least 10% population of all countries should be vaccinated by September-end, WHO Director-General Tedros said at closing ceremony of 74th&…
Only 15% COVID-19 vaccine doses pledged by countries have materialised: WHO chief
Around 50 countries, mostly in Africa, will lag behind the global target of vaccinating 10% population in each country by September
Countries don’t report disease outbreaks soon enough: WHO chief Ghebreyesus
United Nations health organisation report on IHR implementation tabled in the 73rd World Health Assembly paints a mixed picture
COVID-19: Is South Korea new epicentre outside China
World Health Organization hints at possible pandemic
WHO says COVID remains a global emergency, but we’re at a transition point. What does this mean?
We still face significant challenges, with high rates of transmission in many countries
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