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Всемирная неделя повышения осведомленности о проблеме устойчивости к противомикробным препаратам (УПП) — это глобальная кампания, призванная повысить осведомленность о проблеме УПП и способствовать более глубокому ее пониманию, а также содействовать активизации глобальных усилий по предупреждению возникновения и распространения лекарственно-устойчивых инфекций. Всемирная неделя проводится ежегодно с 18 по 24 ноября.

This extraordinary virtual meeting for the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) will take place on 19 August 2026.

In the Caribbean, One Health is a way of life – the health of animals, humans and the environment is deeply intertwined. Few people embody this connection as clearly as Dr Nyoni Winchester, a livestock veterinarian and academic based in Grenada. As a faculty member at St George's University, Grenada, her work extends far beyond the classroom, tackling some of the region's most pressing challenges, such as rising ambient temperatures and other escalating impacts of climate change.

On International Youth Day, we celebrate the energy, creativity and leadership of young people around the world. This year's theme, “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations”, reminds us that while young people live in different circumstances, they share common hopes for good health, dignity, opportunity and a sustainable future. Yet for millions of young people, preventable and treatable diseases continue to stand in the way of these aspirations.

Your Excellency President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Your Excellency Prime Minister Félix Moloua, Honourable Ministers, My colleague, WHO Regional Director Professor Janabi, Distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends, Good afternoon, bonjour. I’m very sorry that I can’t be with you in person today in Bangui. I thank Your Excellency President Touadéra and the Government and people of the Central African Republic for bringing us all together.

What role do health systems play in protecting women and girls from violence? That’s the overarching question at the heart of a new mini-series from WHO’s Health In Europe podcast, called “I Believe You” – launched as part of the Special Initiative on Violence against Women and Girls. Across three episodes, we hear from leaders at WHO, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Women.

The WHO European Region has made remarkable progress in tobacco control over recent decades, driven by the adoption and implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Yet, tobacco use and its devastating health consequences remain unacceptably high. The fight against tobacco is further complicated by the industry’s relentless efforts to undermine effective policies – deploying increasingly aggressive and deceptive strategies.

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.