In February 2020, when a new coronavirus first started driving patients into the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG, Geneva University Hospitals), Switzerland’s biggest university hospital, doctors noted that some of them seemed confused. “Patients had acute neurological symptoms, so we consulted local neurologist, whose first reactions, understandably, were, ‘wait, it’s a…
The Walk the Talk: Health for All Challenge returns on Sunday 26 May 2024 to Geneva, Switzerland to provide a healthy kickstart to the Seventy-seventh…
Newly adopted Zagreb Declaration sets out a political roadmap for reversing the rapid rise of childhood obesity Zagreb, Croatia, 10 May 2023 The spouses of 16 European…
WHO fact sheet dengue and severe dengue provides key facts, definition, provides information on global burden, transmission, characteristics, treatment, prevention and control and WHO response.
31 March 2024 – Nearly a year after conflict erupted in Sudan, close to 25 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance. Of this…
The Health for All Film Festival puts storytelling power in the hands of filmmakers and seeks to showcase the role of individuals and communities as…
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, kill 40 million people each year.
OpenWHO is WHO’s interactive, web-based, knowledge-transfer platform offering online courses to improve the response to health emergencies. OpenWHO enables the Organization and its key partners…
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease.
High-level dialogue between WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk The world is embroiled in…
This year’s theme was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to health services, education, and information, as well as safe…
