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The Quadripartite collaboration on One Health – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) – has agreed to extend the implementation period of the One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) through to 2029, building on its original 2022–2026 implementation period.

14 August 2026: Globally, more than 1 billion people live with a mental health condition. Yet, in many countries access to mental health care is extremely limited. Responding to this need, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) have signed a three-year agreement to increase access to care for people living with mental, neurological and substance use conditions in Jordan and Nepal as part of the WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health.

Viet Nam’s comprehensive ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) took effect on 1 January 2025, to protect the health and future of its young people. In a true public health milestone, rightly drawing international praise, Viet Nam prohibits the production, trade, importation, harbouring, transportation and use of these products. The ban sends a strong signal that no one should take up the habit and any remaining vapers should quit. Vapes are not safe, and they are not healthy.

In small island communities, emergencies affect far more than buildings, roads and essential services. They can leave individuals, families and communities coping with uncertainty, fear, loss and prolonged stress. For frontline health workers, the challenges can be even greater, as they support others while experiencing the impacts of the emergency themselves.

Parliamentarians representing 16 countries from across the Asia-Pacific region concluded the Ninth Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health (APPFGH) today, reaffirming their key role in advancing universal health coverage (UHC) amid the risks and opportunities posed by AI and climate change.

Port Vila, Vanuatu – A young mother rocks her baby in her arms with a radio playing in the background. A public service announcement about the measles catches her attention. She learns that a safe and effective vaccine can protect her baby from a highly contagious disease and help prevent it from spreading to others in her community. Will she bring her child to the vaccination clinic? The answer may seem straightforward.

A five-year-old girl arrives at a local clinic with fever, cough, and respiratory distress — days after her father took part in the emergency culling of sick chickens. Soon after, a neighbor develops the same symptoms. By Day 10, the question facing responders is urgent and unresolved: is this influenza spreading from person to person, or are all cases linked to exposure to infected poultry?

WHO's Department of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child, Adolescent and Ageing Health (LHR) has formalized a memorandum of understanding with the Doris Mollel Foundation (DMF) to strengthen collaboration on the health and survival of small and sick newborns, particularly in Africa, but also globally. The agreement was signed on 29 June 2026 by Dr Jeremy Farrar, Assistant Director-General for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Care, on behalf of WHO.

La Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre la RAM es una campaña mundial para crear conciencia y reforzar la comprensión de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM), así como para promover medidas a escala mundial encaminadas a atajar la aparición y propagación de infecciones farmacorresistentes. La Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre la RAM se celebra cada año del 18 al 24 de noviembre.

Bonjour ou bonsoir, La semaine dernière, je me suis rendu en République démocratique du Congo, où j’ai eu l’honneur de rencontrer Son Excellence le Président Félix Tshisekedi, ainsi que d’autres dirigeants et partenaires. Ensemble, nous avons évalué la riposte à l’épidémie de maladie d’Ebola dans le nord-est du pays et les mesures à prendre pour relever les défis auxquels nous sommes confrontés.