Vaccine hoarding will prolong COVID warns WHO, as agency mulls early Omicron data
Communities in Kohima, India, are being vaccinated against COVID-19.
World AIDS Day 2021 - Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics
On the occasion of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2021 , UNAIDS, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners came together at a special event in Geneva, Switzerland, to highlight the urgent need to end the economic, social, cultural and legal...
CDC Statement on B.1.1.529 (Omicron variant)
On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron. No cases of this variant have been identified in the U.S. to date. CDC is following the details of this...
Repurposed ALS drug shows promise in mouse model of rare childhood genetic disorder
Riluzole, a drug approved to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease affecting nerve cells controlling movement, could slow the gradual loss of a particular brain cell that occurs in Niemann-Pick disease type C1 (NPC1), a rare genetic...
WHO releases new toolkit to support quality HIV testing services
WHO has released a new toolkit to enable countries to accelerate their ongoing efforts to fully adopt WHO guidelines and transition to new HIV testing algorithms.
New WHO report maps barriers to insulin availability and suggests actions to promote universal access
A new report published by WHO in the lead-up to World Diabetes Day on 12 Nov. 2021 highlights the alarming state of global access to insulin and diabetes care, and finds that high prices, low availability of human insulin, few producers dominating the...
Joint Research Centre and World Health Organization join forces to use behavioural insights for public health
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded a Collaborative Research Arrangement that aims to mainstream behavioural insights into public health programmes and policies worldwide. Behavioural...
WHO, faith partners and national governments –supporting national responses to COVID-19
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of partnerships in responding to health emergencies. The WHO Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN) team is spotlighting partnerships between WHO, faith partners and national governments in the global...
Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference
A group of 50 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), in response to growing evidence of the impact of climate change on people’s health.
Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference
A group of 50 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), in response to growing evidence of the impact of climate change on people’s health.
