WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is today joining Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal to launch the new "WHO...

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Independent High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) calls for...

Tobacco use is falling, but not fast enough Tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, according to a new WHO report, but the...

World Health Assembly delegates today agreed an ambitious new strategic plan for the next five years. The Organization’s 13th General...

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support of WHO and partners, is preparing to vaccinate high risk populations...

A new WHO report launched today shows that the world’s poorest countries can gain US$350 billion by 2030 by scaling up investments in...

Today, many people are unable to get tested for diseases because they cannot access diagnostic services. Many are incorrectly diagnosed....

An act of Love in the land of lakes and volcanoes— Nicaragua Karla Bethania Ortiz, 26, from Comarca Bosque de Xiloá, Nicaragua, never...

UNICEF/Zmey Rates of immunization in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are declining. Immunization rates in the Federation of...

WHO/T. Hongisto Many in Afghanistan lack access to health services due to the conflict in the country. Salim was able to receive...