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Not a Culture War: Attacks on Women’s and LGBT Rights Are ‘Central’ to Autocratic Playbook
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Political opposition to sexual and reproductive health services and LGBT rights is becoming well organised – and researchers argue that its ...
Abu Dhabi Wants Health Systems to See Disease Coming. But Who Owns the Data and Who Gets Left Out?
Digital Health
At the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, ministers and officials from Greece to Jordan lined up to learn from the emirate’s ...
Global Emissions Must Nearly Halve Within a Decade to Hold Warming to 1.8ºC
Climate change
The window to hold global warming below 1.5ºC has closed, and greenhouse gas emissions must nearly halve within a decade to ...
Hanan Balkhy: Advocate for ‘Trust, Impact, Value’ – And a Guardian of WHO’s Normative Core?
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Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, ...
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FAQ – Election of WHO Director General
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Did Nigeria and Kenya’s Ebola Patients Cross Paths in Uganda Airport?
Nigeria’s first Ebola Bundibugyo patient may have crossed paths with Kenya’s recently deceased index patient at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport on ...
22/10/2026
WHO Launches First Global Indicators on Extreme Heat’s Toll on Pregnant Women and Newborns
Countries should watch for spikes in preterm births, stillbirths and child deaths during heatwaves, four UN agencies said on Wednesday, ...
Race to Uncover Travel Path of Nigeria’s First Ebola Patient
Nigeria’s lone Ebola patient was only diagnosed almost two weeks after showing symptoms – and is reported to have travelled ...
21/10/2026
FAQ – Election of WHO Director General
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New $100 Million Initiative to Halve Stillbirth Rates Launched by Gates and Wellcome Leap
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