The environments in which people live, including their homes, neighbourhoods, transport services and opportunities to ...

Together for Science & Health will be officially launched on 10 November 2026, coinciding with World Science Day for Peace ...

Thank you, Diarmid. I thank Türkiye for hosting this roundtable, and Azerbaijan for establishing the Baku COP Presidencies Coalition for Climate and Health. Each COP Presidency lasts one year. The ...

Thank you, Minister Memişoğlu, and thank you, President Kurum. I thank Türkiye for opening COP31 with a Health Day, and for putting health at the heart of an Implementation COP. Everyone in this room ...

According to new global estimates released by WHO today, some 240 million young people aged 11–17 years reported not ...

On Monday, 9 November, health takes centre stage as the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opens with a dedicated ...

November 2026 to 6 December 2026Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are major risk factors for noncommunicable ...

Since the publication of the previous Disease Outbreak News on 23 October 2026, the Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak has expanded geographically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While ...

Six proven climate and health measures could save 1.6 million lives a year while delivering trillions of dollars in economic ...

Every day, medicines improve health and save lives. But even medicines that have been carefully tested and assessed before they reach your medicine cabinet can sometimes cause side effects.

On 20 October 2026, the National IHR Focal Point (NFP) of France notified WHO regarding the first documented human infection with Shamonda virus (SHAV). The case was an immunocompromised older man ...

Expert groups convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) have recommended adding two new Ebola vaccine candidates to the ...