The World Health Organization (WHO) kicked off this year’s commemoration of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day under the theme ‘Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases’ with a call to focus more on strengthening interventions in order to promote equitable health services for all. In his concluding remarks during a virtual event to mark this year’s… Read More

The World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization have called for measures to be put in place to protect workers’ health while teleworking. A new technical brief to healthy and safe teleworking, published by the two UN agencies, outlines the health benefits and risks of teleworking and the changes needed to accommodate the shift towards different forms of remote… Read More

To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (WNTDD) , the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on everyone, to rally to confront inequalities that characterize NTDs and  ensure that the poorest and marginalized communities who are mostly affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) receive the health services they need. In his message for World NTD day, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom… Read More

Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices, according to a new WHO report. The WHO Global analysis of health care waste in the… Read More

Founded in 1952, the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System, or GISRS, is celebrating 70 years of success as a worldwide network founded to protect people from the threat of influenza, reviewing its added value to other respiratory virus threats including COVID-19, and setting its sights to the future. GISRS is a proven global network that has provided a first… Read More

Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, and its burden is growing. In 2021, the world crossed a sobering new threshold – an estimated 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and 10 million died. These numbers will continue to rise in the decades ahead. And yet all cancers can be treated, and many can be prevented… Read More