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Browse selected WHO news below.
17 September 2025
Country preparedness for the introduction and appropriate use of antibiotics: operational guidance
WHO’s Country preparedness for the introduction and appropriate use of antibiotics: operational guidance (“operational guidance”) provides...
16 September 2025
Chronic respiratory diseases in WHO South-East Asia
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) – primarily chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma – are a major and growing public health...
15 September 2025
Prehospital emergency care: operational guidance for ambulance systems
The WHO Emergency Care System Framework is designed to support policy-makers in assessing or strengthening their national ECSs. It provides a framework...
12 September 2025
Global leprosy (Hansen disease) update, 2024: Beyond zero cases – what elimination of leprosy really...
The Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030,1 which is aligned with the Neglected tropical diseases road map 2021–2030,2 brings into focus the new...