World Health Organization (WHO) Updates

Key events and updates Myanmar: Earthquake Situation overview as of 18 April 2025 Nearly four weeks have passed after the earthquake. To date, approximately 3,700 deaths have been reported, 4,800...

The Solomon Islands Government, in partnership with WHO, completed a risk profiling and emergency workforce mapping exercise from 14 – 17 April 2025. Representatives across ministries, institutions,...

23 April 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – “Children should complete their vaccinations, no matter where they live. To reach these locations, we travel on foot, often crossing fields. Sometimes we use a...

23 April 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan – From vaccination campaigns to disease surveillance, women are at the forefront of the fight against polio across Pakistan, defying challenges, overcoming social...

Agencies call for sustained investments in immunization efforts amidst looming funding cuts Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and...

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HIGHLIGHTS While high level ceasefire negotiations continued throughout March, hostilities showed no sign of abating. According to ACLED data, the number of air and drone strikes more than doubled in...

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23 April 2025, Mogadishu, Somalia– The Federal Republic of Somalia has introduced 2 lifesaving vaccines into its national immunization programme – pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus...

Dear Partners, As we work together to safeguard public health, I would like to acknowledge your collective efforts in supporting the Government of Uganda in improving the health and well being of its...

Au cours des deux dernières décennies, le Sénégal a réalisé des progrès remarquables pour atteindre l’objectif de couverture de sanitaire universelle. En effet, le taux de couverture en services...

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CONTEXTE ET APPERCU GENERAL DE LA SITUATION ▪ La République Démocratique du Congo fait face à une crise humanitaire sans précédent, particulièrement dans la région de l’Est. ▪ Plus de 2 millions de...

CONTEXTE En décembre 2022, le Ministre de la Santé publique, Hygiène et Prévoyance Sociale (MSPHPS) a déclaré par communiqué officiel une épidémie de Mpox en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)...

WHO releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies and improve girls’ health In a bid to tackle the leading cause of death globally among 15–19-year-old girls, the World Health Organization...

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Overview From 1 January to 30 March 2025, a cumulative total of 116 574 cholera cases and 1514 deaths were reported from 25 countries across three WHO regions, with the African Region recording the...

Top concerns Meningitis in Nigeria and Ghana, communities ask questions about transmission and vaccine effectiveness In Nigeria, communities in the north are concerned about the rapid spread of...

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