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Bangladeshi Doctor Honoured For Work on Snakebites and Neglected Diseases
Malaria & Neglected Diseases
Snake bites are neglected even amongst neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), said Bangladesh’s Professor Mohammad Abul Faiz, who was awarded the prestigious ...
Mandates or Markets? Geopolitical Rift Impairs Pandemic Preparedness as Crisis Funds Hit ‘Dangerous Lows’
Pandemic Preparedness
WHO emergency funds are running low, and global health leaders are concerned about a systemic paralysis in pandemic preparedness. In high-level ...
From Margin to Mainstream: Why Liver Health Should Sit at the Centre of the Global NCD Response
Inside View
The 79th World Health Assembly adopted the first-ever resolution on steatotic liver disease (SLD) last week. For those people working outside ...
WHO Executive Board Adopts Process for Election of Next Director General, With Powerful Role for Poor African States
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board (EB) decided on Monday that the first forum for candidates aspiring to become the ...
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With 90% of Time Spent Indoors, Children and Vulnerable Groups Face Little Protection Against Pollutants
Air Pollution
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WHO to Convene Donor Conference on Gaza Rehabilitation
A stiffly-worded resolution approved this week by World Health Organization member states condemned the “wanton” destruction of Gaza’s health facilities ...
23/05/2026
UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates
The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound ...
22/05/2026
Polio Eradication Needs Political Commitment as Conflict Makes Vaccination ‘Impossible’ in Areas Like North Yemen
The world is in the last stretch of polio eradication, but closing this gap will require political commitment, the World ...
21/05/2026
With 90% of Time Spent Indoors, Children and Vulnerable Groups Face Little Protection Against Pollutants
Air Pollution
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Outbreak Threats, Geopolitical Divides and Financial Crises Hover Over 79th World Health Assembly
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Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts
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World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants
Medicines & Vaccines
Making Better Vaccine Choices in a Shifting Global Health Landscape
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Global Health Policy in Geneva & Worldwide
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Africa
Eastern Mediterranean
Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
North America
South-East Asia
Western Pacific
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Outbreak Threats, Geopolitical Divides and Financial Crises Hover Over 79th World Health Assembly
World Health Assembly 79
Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts
Inside View
World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants
Medicines & Vaccines
Making Better Vaccine Choices in a Shifting Global Health Landscape
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