The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), of which WHO is a member, today issued a Food Insecurity and ...

WHO launched a new five-year strategy for its Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, charting a path towards a world where every country can detect and understand emerging health threats within ...

The Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response provides a strong reaffirmation of the global solidarity and commitment needed to protect future generations from the ...

On 2 October 2026, WHO became aware through media reports of the death of an employee of the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute (APRI) of Siberia and the Far East, the Russian Federation. According ...

World Health Summit President Professor Dr Axel Pries, President of the Robert Koch Institute, Professor Lars Schaade, Guten Abend! It’s an honour to be here. In our troubled and divided world, it is ...

To help host countries and event organizers better anticipate and manage heat-related health risks, WHO is releasing a new ...

The 2026 UHC Day campaign launch will give advocates, including civil society and young people, tools and messaging to ...

Last Friday, the 2nd of October, the first media reports emerged of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute in the Russian Federation.

Cholera deaths increased by 30% in 2025, despite fewer cases being reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2025, ...

This WHO guideline provides practice- and science-informed global clinical and public health recommendations for the ...

This webinar will serve as the first of several global dissemination events following the publication of the Closing the ...

Dr. Suerie Moon, James Love, Ambassador Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota, Peter Harrison, Margo A Bagley©WHOBringing together ...