WHO Assembly Backs Precision Medicine Equity Drive
ABUJA, Nigeria – Member states at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly have adopted a landmark resolution aimed at expanding equitable access to precision medicine…
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Global Health Policy
WHO Opens Global Submissions for 2027 Essential Medicines List Review
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has opened submissions for the 2027 update of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines, inviting experts worldwide…
WHO Chief Warns Global Threats To Reproductive Health Rights Progress
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Director-General of the World Health Organization urges renewed global commitment to sexual and reproductive health rights amid mounting political and…
WHO Sets New Targets to Fast-Track Critical Antibiotic Development
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced new global targets aimed at accelerating the development of critical antibiotics to combat the…
WHO Releases Global Hepatitis Elimination Handbook to Accelerate Worldwide Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) unveils its first comprehensive implementation handbook aimed at helping countries accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis,…
Lawmakers Demand Political Action on Women’s Health
ABUJA, Nigeria – Lawmakers from nine countries urge stronger political leadership, gender-responsive health systems and sustained investment in women’s health during a high-level dialogue…
WHO urges Countries to Integrate Mental Health into NTD Programmes
ABUJA, Nigeria -The World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries to place mental health care at the centre of treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs),…
WHO Warns Cheap Sugary Drinks May Fuel NCD Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the increasing affordability of sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages could worsen the global…
UN Assembly Unites Mental Health, NCDs in Historic Global Declaration
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopt a declaration integrating noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health into a…