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Efforts to eliminate hepatitis delivers gains but more action needed to meet 2030 targets - World Health Organization (WHO)

Health April 30, 2026

Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to a new World HealthοΏ½...

Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations - World Health Organization (WHO)

Health April 25, 2026

The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countriesAround 12.3 mill… [+10834 chars]

WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV - World Health Organization (WHO)

Health December 20, 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most populous country in the Americas to achieve this historοΏ½...

WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism - World Health Organization (WHO)

Health December 12, 2025

New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusiοΏ½...

New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance rises - World Health Organization (WHO)

Health December 5, 2025

Wider use of new tools against malaria, including dual-ingredient nets and WHO-recommended vaccines helped to prevent an estimated 170 million cases and 1 million deaths in 2024, according to WHO's aοΏ½...

WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)

Health December 2, 2025

To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1Β billion people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like P...

New prevention tools and investment in services essential in the fight against AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO)

Health December 2, 2025

On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive down infections and coοΏ½...