Asia-Pacific countries call for stronger action on environment and health
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce childhood overweight and obesity in the Western Pacific Region
Hong Kong SAR (China) achieves measles-free status
Member States call for stronger tobacco control measures to end tobacco industry interference
WHO marks World Breastfeeding Week, calls for the right of all women to breastfeed anytime, anywhere
Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 210 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2025
In historic move, WHO Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026–27 budget
Director-General’s Award for Global Health given to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood
International Day for Biological Diversity: Harmony between nature and traditional medicine
WHO advances access and equity at the UN Commission on Population and Development
Croatia donates sculpture to WHO
Botswana advances to gold tier on the Path to Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV