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655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target

WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects

WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease

Open letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex

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Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access

Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan

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Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk

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Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus

WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products

Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus

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Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026

Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026

First meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda 2026 – ...

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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2026

Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2026

Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 19 May 2026

Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly honours global champions advancing primary health care

World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland

Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders

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