WHO launches bold push to raise health taxes and save millions of lives
The “3 by 35” Initiative targets tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks to cut deaths and…
Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death
The World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection has released its global report revealing…
Energy access has improved, yet international financial support still needed to boost progress and address disparities
New report urges scaled-up tailored financial support for decentralised renewable energy to reach 666 million…
Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people – WHO’s new report
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World…
WHO calls for global expansion of midwifery models of care
Trusted midwives key to saving lives, improving health, and ensuring respectful care for women and…
In historic move, WHO Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026–27 budget
In a show of support for a sustainably financed World Health Organization, WHO Member States…
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
Agreement’s adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified…
One World for Health: The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly convenes from 19 to 27 May 2025
The Seventy-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) will convene from 19 to 27…
WHO warns of slowing global health gains in new statistics report
WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by…
Nursing workforce grows, but inequities threaten global health goals
The global nursing workforce has grown from 27.9 million in 2018 to 29.8 million in 2023, but…