WHO launches US$ 1.5 billion Health Emergency Appeal to tackle unprecedented global health crises
Conflict, climate change, epidemics, and displacement are converging to create an unparalleled global health crisis,…
Milestone: COVID-19 five years ago
Five years ago on 31 December 2019, WHO’s Country Office in China picked up a media…
New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending
The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average per…
New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes
Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and control…
The first-ever global oral health conference highlights universal health coverage by 2030
Delegations from over 110 countries are coming together to produce national roadmaps and negotiate a…
WHO and partners rally cervical cancer elimination efforts
As world leaders arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Summit this weekend,…
Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023
Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase…
WHO demands urgent integration of health in climate negotiations ahead of COP29
Ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29), the World Health Organization…
Countries pledge to act on childhood violence affecting some 1 billion children
More than 100 governments today made historic commitments to end childhood violence, including nine pledging…
From Double Shock to Double Recovery: Government Health Spending Trends and Outlook
The reports reveal troubling trends across low-income countries (LICs) and lower middle-income countries (LMICs), exposing serious risks…