Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. It usually spreads between people in close contact.COVID-19 vaccines provide strong...
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Measles – World Health Organization (WHO)
OverviewMeasles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or...
WHO Director-General discusses priorities on traditional, complementary and integrative healthcare with civil society – World Health Organization (WHO)
Civil society organizations highlight the essential role of traditional, complementary and integrative health in addressing global health challenges, and opportunities...
WHO and Global Citizen sign partnership to promote health, fight inequity and address health-related risks of climate … – World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO and international advocacy organization Global Citizen today signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on joint global advocacy initiatives...
Tobacco – World Health Organization (WHO)
Key factsThe tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing over 8...
Sepsis – World Health Organization (WHO)
Sepsis is a serious condition that happens when the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. The...
Immunization coverage – World Health Organization (WHO)
While immunization is one of the most successful public health interventions, coverage plateaued in the decade prior to COVID-19. The...
WHO addresses violence against women as a gender equality and health priority – World Health Organization (WHO)
Together with UN Women, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization...
HIV and AIDS – World Health Organization (WHO)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced stage of the disease.HIV targets the body’s white blood cells, weakening the immune system. This makes it easier to get sick with diseases like tuberculosis, infections and some cancers.HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. It is not spread by kisses, hugs or sharing food. It can also spread from a mother to her baby.HIV can be...
Ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose risk to humans – World Health Organization (WHO)
The current outbreaks of avian influenza (also called “bird flu”) have caused devastation in animal populations, including poultry, wild birds,...
