Statement 11 April 2018 WHO is deeply alarmed by reports of the suspected use of toxic chemicals in Douma city, East Ghouta. According to reports from Health Cluster partners, during the shelling of Douma on Saturday, an estimated 500 patients presented to…

News release 11 April 2018 | Geneva – WHO and UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all babies for the first 2 years would save the lives…

News release 10 April 2018 | Abuja, Nigeria – Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from WHO, Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and more than 50 health partners….

News release 5 April 2018 | Geneva – On 7 April, World Health Day, the World Health Organization marks its 70th anniversary. Over the past 7 decades, WHO has spearheaded efforts to rid the world of killer diseases like smallpox and to…

News release 27 March 2018 | Geneva – Donors have pledged an additional US$15.3 million to support quick action by the World Health Organization to tackle disease outbreaks and humanitarian health crises through its emergency response fund in 2018, the Contingency Fund…

News release 27 March 2018 | Geneva – 27 March 2018 – Donors have pledged an additional US$15.3 million to support quick action by the World Health Organization to tackle disease outbreaks and humanitarian health crises through its emergency response fund in…

HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Universal Health Coverage Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General 22 March 2018 A warm welcome to all meeting participants! I sincerely regret not being able to join you this week to take…

News release 14 March 2018 | Geneva – After seven years of conflict in Syria, WHO has renewed its call for the protection of health workers and for immediate access to besieged populations. Attacks on the health sector have continued at an…

61st session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Joint statement by INCB, UNODC and WHO 12 March 2018 12 March 2018 – 1. We, the Heads of the International Narcotics Control Board, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the…

International Women’s Day Statement by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 7 March 2018 – On this International Women’s Day, we imagine a world where every woman and girl has access to quality and affordable health care, a world in which women…