

On World Hearing Day, WHO calls for sound investment
There are 360 million people in the world with disabling hearing loss. Unaddressed hearing loss costs approximately US$ 750 billion....


Check the source: WHO-validated websites provide trustworthy information on vaccine safety
When people need advice about topics like health, careers, or relationships, the first place they often look is the internet. The same is...


New antibiotics needed for 12 families of bacteria
WHO today published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose...


Number of people with depression increases
The number of people living with depression is increasing, 18% between 2005 and 2015. In the lead-up to World Health Day on 7 April,...


Mortality in childhood tuberculosis: has there been progress?
Childhood tuberculosis is usually a curable disease. Many cases can be prevented with chemotherapy and BCG vaccination. WHO estimates...


About 17 million people are affected by crisis in the Lake Chad Basin
Years of violent conflict have deprived millions of people in north-eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, western Chad and south-east Niger...


Measles update - Western Cape, South Africa
The Western Cape health department has vaccinated 15 500 students and children against measles in Stellenbosch and Drakenstein this month...


Migrant Health: Resetting the agenda
The health problems of refugees and migrants are similar to those of the rest of the population. The most frequent health problems of...


WHO teams assist people in hard-to-reach areas of Nigeria
Medical teams supported by WHO set up mobile clinics in hard to access areas of north-eastern Nigeria. The teams are called...


Nine countries commit to halve maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities
Today, 9 countries – Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda – committed to halving...
