WHO and health partners helped vaccinate more than 10 000 children against measles in 2 days in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps...

WHO has issued a new series of recommendations to improve quality of antenatal care in order to reduce the risk of stillbirths and...

Europe is the first WHO region to interrupt indigenous malaria transmission In April 2016, WHO declared that the European Region had...

People preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used to prevent...

Summary Influenza activity in temperate southern hemisphere countries continued to decrease or remained low. Influenza activity in the...

Over one million people in low- and middle-income countries have been treated with a revolutionary new cure for hepatitis C since its...

World Health Organisation has sent urgently needed medical supplies and medicines to Haiti to combat cholera, malaria and other diseases...

From 23 to 29 October 2016 the international lead poisoning prevention week of action will take place, with a particular focus on...

World Health Organisation has rapidly expanded and strengthened disease detection and response in support of the Government of Nigeria’s...

BreatheLife is a joint campaign led by WHO and the Climate & Clean Air Coalition to mobilize cities and individuals to protect our health...