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At the World Health Assembly today, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus presented his report on the work of WHO to Member States and the Assembly started general discussion under the theme “Reshaping global health: a shared responsibility”.   

Millions worldwide suffer from sleep apnea, but 80% of sufferers1 don’t even know they have it. This serious condition causes people to experience pauses in breathing while asleep — potentially disrupting oxygen supply, lowering sleep quality and leading to health complications including hypertension and stroke. Despite these risks, the disorder largely goes unnoticed because getting a…

EVEN THE STRONGEST candidate vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus, causing the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, could take months before it reaches clinical trial, WHO experts told reporters today at the 79th World Health Assembly

Every four years, WhatsApp groups explode at 3 am with messages like “What a goal!” and “Did you see that save?” People who normally sleep by 11 pm are suddenly debating offside decisions while eating instant noodles at two in the morning. Welcome to the FIFA World Cup. This year, however, the tournament is taking…

Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health challenges through a fully integrated approach. This is the outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations in advance of and considered by the fourth high-level meeting of the UNGA on the prevention…

At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva this week, Member States adopted more than 20 decisions and 13 resolutions on health issues including stroke, liver disease, tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, diagnostic imaging, emergency care, haemophilia, precision medicine and radiation

On March 2nd, World Teen Mental Wellness Day aims to normalize conversations and dismantle stigmas around teen mental health issues

The Seventy-ninth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA79) opened in Geneva, Switzerland today, with the election of Dr Víctor Elías Atallah Lajam of the Dominican Republic as the President of the Health Assembly.   

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Mr President, I offer my deep gratitude for your leadership of the 79th World Health Assembly