

World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco and Heart Disease
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 agree new five-year strategic plan
World Health Assembly delegates today agreed an ambitious new strategic plan for the next five years. The Organization’s 13th General...


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


Investing in noncommunicable disease control generates major financial and health gains
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...


First-ever WHO list of essential diagnostic tests to improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes
Today, many people are unable to get tested for diseases because they cannot access diagnostic services. Many are incorrectly diagnosed....


Vaccination: three women in Nicaragua take a different journey towards a common goal
An act of Love in the land of lakes and volcanoes— Nicaragua Karla Bethania Ortiz, 26, from Comarca Bosque de Xiloá, Nicaragua, never...


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


From Trauma to Recovery: Addressing Emergency Care in Afghanistan
WHO/T. Hongisto Many in Afghanistan lack access to health services due to the conflict in the country. Salim was able to receive...


Belize steps up to prioritize the health challenges faced by its youth
UNICEF Belize Although 20% of the population of Belize is aged between 10 and 19, adolescents are underserved by the healthcare system....


Healing the mental scars of violence in northeastern Nigeria
WHO/C. Onuekwe Umar Musami, Psychiatrist, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital looking at medication for mental disorders in Bakass Camp in...
