Joint COVAX Statement on the Equal Recognition of Vaccines
COVAX was built on the principle of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect the health of people all across...
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Statement for healthcare professionals: How COVID-19 vaccines are regulated for safety and effectiveness
Healthcare professionals and public health authorities have a central role in discussing vaccination against COVID-19 with their patients. Vaccines play...
WHO supports people quitting tobacco to reduce their risk of severe COVID-19
The World Health Organization’s 'Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco...
WHO, Germany launch new global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Republic of Germany will establish a new global hub for pandemic and...
Social media & COVID-19: A global study of digital crisis interaction among Gen Z and Millennials
The unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how the spread of misinformation, amplified on social media and other digital...
NATO Military Committee Chairman visits Ukraine
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and senior military advisor to the Secretary General...
WHO urges countries to build a fairer, healthier world post-COVID-19
COVID-19 has unfairly impacted some people more harshly than others, exacerbating existing inequities in health and welfare within and between...
Global leaders unite in urgent call for international pandemic treaty
The international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response” to build a more...
Joint Statement on prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination for seafarers and aircrew
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered devastating consequences for human life and the global economy. Maritime and air transport are...
New research highlights risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
New research from WHO and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting the quality of care given to...
Devastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence
Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners. Across their lifetime,...
How WHO transforms funding into action in regions around the world
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, WHO remains active on many fronts–from delivering equipment and issuing guidelines, to fighting misinformation and...
WHO lists two additional COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and COVAX roll-out
Today WHO listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines...
In the COVID-19 vaccine race, we either win together or lose together
Of the 128 million vaccine doses administered so far, more than three quarters of those vaccinations are in just 10...
The Moderna COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) vaccine: what you need to know
The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization has issued Interim recommendations for use of the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine against COVID-19 in...
Emergency Committee on COVID-19 advises on variants, vaccines
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), according to the WHO Emergency Committee...
Who can take the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine?
According to SAGE, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is safe and effective. Nevertheless, there are specific populations for whom vaccination...
WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access
The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the...
WHO recommends against the use of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients
WHO has issued a conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalized patients, regardless of disease severity, as there...
A cervical cancer-free future: First-ever global commitment to eliminate a cancer
WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment....
How WHO is working to track down the animal reservoir of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
The introduction of a new virus to the human population is one of the greatest mysteries an epidemiologist can hope...
UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as...
The World Health Organization and Wikimedia Foundation expand access to trusted information about COVID-19 on Wikipedia
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that administers Wikipedia, announced today a collaboration to expand...
WHO and Disney Junior’s «Doc McStuffins» team up to remind young kids to wash their hands
WHO and Disney Junior have joined forces to remind children around the world of the importance of thorough handwashing in...
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine
The world is in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. As WHO and partners work together on the response --...
New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to...
A guide to WHO’s guidance
During health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, one of WHO’s most vital roles is to gather data and research from...
Global scientific community unites to track progress on COVID-19 R&D, identifies new research priorities and critical gaps
The World Health Organization held a two half-day virtual summit on 1 and 2 July, to take stock of the...
Responding to a measles outbreak during the COVID-19 pandemic
On a sunny day in May, Bun Sreng Sineth and other immunization staff set up an immunization site in a...
Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders
This Guide aims to help orient people supporting the COVID-19 response to integrate psychosocial support skills into their daily work,...
