World Health Organization (WHO)

Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 13:00–14:00 (CEST) The Democratic Republic of the Congo is responding to its 17th Ebola outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. Bundibugyo virus disease has no licensed vaccine or specific treatment, which makes early detection, high-quality supportive care and safe, well-designed treatment facilities the most powerful tools for saving lives.

WHO has published an update on the status of ongoing Emergency Use Listing (EUL) applications for in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) for Bundibugyo virus disease (BDBV).

Self-Care puts your health in your hands: Test. Track. Thrive. Self-Care Month starts on 24 June. This year’s theme is: Self-Care puts your health in your hands: Test. Track. Thrive. Test – when you need a baseline. To help maintain and improve your health and well-being, you need a clear picture of where you are now. Track – when you want to see any patterns and introduce/increase self-care actions like eating healthily, exercise and getting enough sleep.

WHO Prequalification Unit (PQT) added the below new product to its prequalified list:

WHO Prequalification Unit (PQT) added the below new product to its prequalified list:

Healthcare facilities depend on safe water, sanitation and effective waste management to protect patients and staff. Climate change is making this increasingly difficult. Floods, droughts and extreme weather can damage infrastructure and interrupt essential services. They can also increase diseases spread through contaminated water, such as diarrhoea, and diseases spread by insects like mosquitoes, including dengue and malaria. This places health workers and communities at greater risk.

WHO has released its updated Guidelines for drinking-water quality, providing the latest global guidance to support countries in protecting public health through safe drinking-water. Yet despite progress, the challenge remains stark: 2.1 billion people still lack safely managed drinking-water, including 106 million who drink directly from rivers, lakes or other surface water sources.

Join the WHO Global Coalition for Evidence and its partners on 26 June 2026 for an interactive webinar exploring the rapidly evolving field of research impact and research impact assessment. As governments, funders, research institutions and policymakers increasingly seek to demonstrate the value of research investments, understanding how research contributes to policy, practice, health, society and beyond has become more important than ever.

В 2026 г. Всемирный день безопасности пациентов посвящен одной из самых серьезных угроз здоровью – неинфекционным заболеваниям (НИЗ), которые поражают миллиарды людей и вызывают 74% смертей во всем мире. НИЗ включают длительно протекающие патологии, в частности сердечно-сосудистые, онкологические, хронические респираторные заболевания и диабет, которые могут развиваться в любом возрасте и нередко требуют непрерывного контроля в течение всей жизни пациента.

На фоне продолжающейся в Демократической Республике Конго вспышки эболавирусной инфекции, вызванной вирусом Бундибугио, Всемирная организация здравоохранения (ВОЗ) публикует первое единое руководство по клиническому ведению пациентов с филовирусной инфекцией, которое охватывает заболевания, вызываемые всеми типами эболавирусов и вирусом Марбург.