Jan 23, 2025 · The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.

Jan 22, 2025 · Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a precursor to what is now the largest of its kind: the World Health ...

Since the foundation of WHO in 1948, the world has experienced countless public health challenges threatening our health and well-being. However, numerous obstacles have been overcome and...

Jan 21, 2025 · When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health became an imperative. Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a precursor to what is now the largest of its kind: the World Health ...

Jan 21, 2025 · From laboratories to battlefields, the United Nations specialised health agency has been dedicated to the wellbeing of all people since 1948. It is guided by science and supported by its 194 member nations, including the United States, a co-founder that on Monday announced plans to withdraw. What has WHO done for the world? The short answer is – a lot. The UN agency currently works with its ...

16 hours ago · The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family.

Sep 30, 2022 · It is the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) to set global standards for health WHO works with other United Nations agencies and a lot of partners to improve health, including to: Gather evidence on new ways to improve people’s health Share information and ideas on health, such as with governments, health workers and the public

Nov 16, 2024 · Fahad Abdulrahman Aljalajil, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Health, addresses 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), in Jeddah. Antimicrobial resistance, or...

Member States founded the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN’s main body to promote healthy lifestyles and access to health care globally. WHO’s top priorities at the time were malaria, women’s and children’s health, tuberculosis, venereal disease, …

Jan 27, 2023 · Achieving UHC is a WHO strategic priority, with the goal of 1 billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage by 2025. In countries with fragile health systems, we focus on technical assistance to build national institutions …