

Europe observes a 4-fold increase in measles cases in 2017 compared to previous year
Measles has rebounded in the WHO European Region. The disease affected 21 315 people and caused 35 deaths in 2017, following a record low...


World leaders join new drive to beat noncommunicable diseases
WHO is announcing today a new high-level commission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and...


Individualized, supportive care key to positive childbirth experience, says WHO
WHO has issued new recommendations to establish global care standards for healthy pregnant women and reduce unnecessary medical...


Working towards zero tolerance for female genital mutilation in Sudan
School Girls waiting for their turn for a health checkup as part of School Health Program in El-Obeid, North Kordofan state, Sudan 2017...


Displaced people in Ibb devastated by hunger and disease for 3 years
In just one week, Asrar Saeed, a mother of 2 children, lost her husband and her home. As tensions escalated 3 years ago, Asrar fled with...


High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows
WHO’s first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial...


World Leprosy Day: ending transmission among children
The World Health Organization (WHO) says national programmes should boost active case-finding, strengthen surveillance, improve...


Historic yellow fever vaccination campaigns launched in Brazil and Nigeria
This week the governments of Brazil and Nigeria launched mass immunization campaigns to protect people against yellow fever. With support...


Nearly half a million children being vaccinated against diphtheria in Cox’s Bazard
As part of an intensified response to the current diphtheria outbreak, WHO, UNICEF and health sector partners are working with the...


"Kangaroo Mother Care" programme in India helps premature triplets thrive
When Renuka Hadapad gave birth to triplets on 25 October 2016 in Koppal, India she saw little reason to celebrate. The babies were all...
