Action to stamp out tobacco use can prevent millions of people from falling ill and dying, combat poverty and, according to a new WHO...

Laboratory testing of samples is essential to rapidly assess the scope and spread of any Ebola outbreak. Since the major outbreak in West...

WHO has made extraordinary progress in its bold reform agenda over the past decade. Innovative leadership, managerial structures and...

Today the Member States of WHO elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

Some of the world’s largest funders of medical research and international non-governmental organizations today agreed on new standards...

Monks are promoting healthy diets and physical activity. Finance officials are taxing tobacco and alcohol. Local health workers are...

Almost half of all deaths globally are now recorded with a cause, new data from WHO show, highlighting improvements countries have made...

More than 3000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to a new report...

This independent report, commissioned by WHO and written by Sir Liam Donaldson, reflects on the trends, achievements and challenges in...

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti today visited Kinshasa (DR Congo) to discuss with national authorities and...