Using data to improve health for everyone, everywhere
Making a measurable impact is at the heart of what WHO does. Accountability is at the core of our work across the world. We...
COVID-19 – we must act together
"We've entered a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, where solidarity is needed like never before. We’re in a race to prevent infections, bring...
WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19: variants and vaccines – 8 January 2021
How concerned should we be about the new variants of SARS CoV 2 which cause COVID-19? Is it unusual for viruses to change and...
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros message: COVID-19 anniversary and looking towards 2021
December 31, 2020, marks the first anniversary of a report of a cluster of cases of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in Wuhan, China, which...
Dr Tedros: a commitment to peace, solidarity and caring for one another is needed...
2020 has been a challenging year for the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, greatly impacting people’s health and livelihoods, and disrupting national and...
Speech of Somali Health Minister Fawziya Abikar Nur on the SDG3 Global Action Plan
Hon. Minister Fawziya Abikar Nur, Minister of Health, Somalia, speaks about the implementation of the SDG3 Global Action Plan in Somalia during the Launch...
WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19: Prolonged symptoms after COVID -19
Are you experiencing symptoms after recovery from COVID-19? WHO’s Dr Janet Diaz explains what we know so for about prolonged symptoms in Science in...
International Day for Epidemic Preparedness: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of investing in stronger national and global systems to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks...
Epidemic preparedness – a wise investment: the Uganda story
With an Ebola outbreak ongoing in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019, authorities in Uganda stepped up their health and response...
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros: Holiday season message 2020
As the holiday season arrives, people worldwide are marking 2020’s festive period in very different ways to past years – by staying apart to...
