An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published...

One third of more than 700 health facilities in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have been completely destroyed, according to a report...

2016 has been a turbulent year, in which World Health Organisation has tackled disease outbreaks and humanitarian crises and championed...

World Health Organisation is calling for medical evacuation of the sick and injured from east Aleppo to be resumed as quickly as...

WHO’s World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria...

To mark Universal Health Coverage Day, WHO today launched a new data portal to track progress towards universal health coverage (UHC)...

WHO is supporting an initiative led by Madagascar's Ministry of Health to implement a pilot study to demonstrate how selected...

WHO today joined other international agencies in signing a Statement of Intent to align and “green” procurement of health commodities, in...

Seasonal influenza viruses circulate worldwide and spread easily from person to person. Seasonal influenza is a serious public health...

In advance of World AIDS Day, WHO has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis....