More than 57 million people live with #dementia worldwide and nearly 10 million people get newly diagnosed every year. New @WHO guidelines can help countries to prevent or delay up to 45% of dementia risk: www.who.int/news/item/15-07-2026-new-who-g...Mostrar mais

Global childhood immunization coverage inches forward despite conflict and hesitancy, but drop-out numbers remain high and stagnant, increasing risk of disease outbreaks: www.who.int/news/item/15-07-2026-global-ch...…Mostrar mais

Every breakthrough begins with hope. EBO-PEP—the first clinical trial evaluating post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with obeldesivir for #Ebola disease to Bundibugyo virus is launched. If effective among high-risk contacts after exposure, this could mark a major step forward in Ebol…Mostrar mais

Joined @OMS_Mauritanie Country Representative Prof. @charlottefaty for the signing of this important partnership with @apim_mr, reinforcing @WHO’s shared commitment to ensuring health is integrated into every investment discussion to advance #HealthForAll in #Mauritania.

My sincere thanks to H.E. President Mohamed Ould @CheikhGhazouani for graciously receiving the @WHO delegation and for his strong leadership and commitment to health. I expressed my deep appreciation for #Mauritania’s partnership with WHO, from our close collaboration during the…Mostrar mais

Pleased to meet with the @OMS_Mauritanie team and be updated on @WHO’s strong collaboration with health authorities and partners in Mauritanian to advance #HealthForAll. I congratulated WHO colleagues for their support to our shared priorities in #Mauritania, including maternal…Mostrar mais

LIVE from Mauritania: My remarks at the Regional Health Investment Forum

.@WHO has provided clinical care and close monitoring to a second U.S. citizen —a humanitarian worker— in eastern #DRC’s Ituri provincial capital of Bunia who has been confirmed with Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease. The patient has been safely transferred to Germany for continue…Mostrar mais

Merci beaucoup, Health Minister Tidjani Thaim, for your warm welcome to #Mauritania. Thank you for organizing the Health Invest Forum. The Minister and I discussed the government’s investment and commitment to health, especially to improve maternal and child health and access t…Mostrar mais

.@WHO welcomes the historic @UN_HRC resolution on 'Human rights and neglected tropical diseases' adopted today, which recognizes that neglected tropical diseases are not only a public health challenge, but also a significant human rights concern — they are a mirror of inequality,…Mostrar mais

Met with @Dr_JeanKaseya to discuss the ongoing #Ebola response in the #DRC and the close coordination between @WHO and @AfricaCDC to address the complex challenges facing responders, including our own teams. Insecurity and community mistrust continue to hamper the response. We a…Mostrar mais

A great start to the day this morning with students from @ImperialSPH, discussing @WHO's work in health emergencies, how we're adapting to the aid funding crisis, and why the Pandemic Agreement is essential to protecting their future. @imperialcollege School of Public Health is…Mostrar mais

.@WHO joins the Open Health Stack Software Foundation to advance open, standards-based digital health for all countries that are helping integration of different health programmes into one complementary digital system: www.who.int/news/item/09-07-2026-who-joins...Mostrar mais

Digital technologies are transforming health. #AI can strengthen disease surveillance, accelerate research, support earlier diagnosis, assist health workers, advance drug and vaccine development, and expand access to care. But the real challenge is ensuring that the transformati…Mostrar mais

Pleased to welcome President @GeoPresident_ Mikheil Kavelashvili to @WHO. We discussed #Georgia's health reforms, including strengthening primary health care and advancing universal health coverage, as well as addressing risk factors for noncommunicable diseases, including tobacc…Mostrar mais

#Cancer is deeply personal. It touches nearly all of us, with more than 20 million people diagnosed each year. @WHO projects that this number could almost double by 2050. We can change this trajectory, but it requires an urgent shift to a people-centred approach to cancer preve…Mostrar mais

Thank you, @m_abdelsallam, @ZayedAward Secretary-General, for your visit to @WHO, and for a very good discussion on the importance of interfaith dialogue in supporting peace dialogue. We agreed that peace is the best medicine and necessary to deliver #HealthForAll. We also discus…Mostrar mais

Digital environments are not neutral. How they are designed, governed and monetized shape the health and wellbeing of our children. President @EmmanuelMacron and I published an op-ed on the choices we face to protect children from digital harms while harnessing technology for he…Mostrar mais

Met with Prime Minister @LucFrieden on the sidelines of the #AIforGood Summit. We agreed that artificial intelligence has enormous potential to transform health, and that the future of health is increasingly digital. I shared more about @WHO's work to advance the Digital Health s…Mostrar mais

Not a bad way to wrap up the day — Mont Blanc still bright against a clear blue sky at 7:43 pm, seen right from my office window.

Productive meeting with Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim on the health and humanitarian situation in #Sudan. We agreed that the violence must stop, that civilians and health workers must be protected, and that access for humanitarian aid must be secured and sustaine…Mostrar mais

Earlier this week, I welcomed @UN Deputy Secretary-General @AminaJMohammed to @WHO. We discussed the ongoing #Ebola response in the #DRC, and the need for all humanitarian partners to work together not only to stop the outbreak, but to deliver all needed services to the affected…Mostrar mais

Last week's earthquake in #Venezuela has left more than 2300 people dead, over 5000 injured and nearly 16,000 homeless. As search and rescue operations transition to recovery, the death toll is expected to rise. @WHO is coordinating Emergency Medical Teams on the ground to provi…Mostrar mais

.@WHO has given emergency use listing to the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus: www.who.int/news/item/02-07-2026-who-adds-... #Ebola

My great thanks to @KemenkesRI Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and #Indonesia for contributing $30 million to @WHO, as part of President @prabowo’s commitment to the WHO Investment Round. This is an important step in strengthening our partnership, as well as 🇮🇩's leadership role i…Mostrar mais

For 100 years, the Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) has documented the evolving story of global public health, one week at a time. First published in April 1926 by the Health Office of the League of Nations, the WER began as a simple bulletin: telegraphed reports tracking the…Mostrar mais

The #hantavirus outbreak is over.   However, @WHO will continue working with governments and partners to advance our understanding of the cause of this outbreak and of hantavirus more generally.   My thanks to all countries that supported the response, in line with the Internat…Mostrar mais

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Today, the final contact of a person exposed to #hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home. No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May. Therefore, @WHO considers the hantavirus outbreak over.

LIVE: Media briefing on hantavirus, Ebola and global health issues

The PARTNERS clinical trial to evaluate potential treatments for Bundibugyo virus has opened enrolment today for #Ebola patients in the #DRC: www.who.int/news/item/02-07-2026-patient-e...…Mostrar mais

Digital spaces bring opportunities, but also risks for children’s health and development. With President @EmmanuelMacron, we call for collective action to better protect young users while harnessing what technology can offer: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/child...Mostrar mais

#Sudan has declared a #cholera outbreak in West Kordofan state. As of 20 June 2026, the State Ministry of Health reported 838 suspected cholera cases, 7 confirmed cases and 117 deaths. The outbreak is unfolding amid the continued disruption of health services caused by conflict.…Mostrar mais

Civil society is not at the margins of global health – it is on the front line, working closest to communities, often under the most difficult conditions. I thank all the members of the @WHO Civil Society Commission for their continued collaboration to strengthen health system…Mostrar mais

Heat affects everyone, but heatwaves can also become a major health hazard for people attending mass gatherings and sporting events. As part of the #FIFAWorldCup, @WHO has collaborated with @FIFAcom and host countries to protect players, staff and fans from high temperatures. T…Mostrar mais

#Hantavirus Update: - All contacts of the two cases identified in South Africa at the beginning of the outbreak have completed their follow-up period, with no additional cases reported. - Quarantine and follow-up periods have also been completed for everyone in Spain and the N…Mostrar mais

Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, heating at twice the global average. Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling. Driven by climate change and global warming, the phenomenon of the “once-…Mostrar mais

The complexity of #Ebola response in #DRC demands close coordination across @UN system and humanitarian partners. Together with @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher, I signed a joint letter to endorse the appointment of Julien Harneis (@julienmh) as a Senior Ebola Coordinator in Kinshasa…Mostrar mais

Congratulations, @BoehmeCatharina, on your next role as the @UNFPA Deputy Executive Director. While we will miss you greatly at @WHO, the UNFPA will benefit from your longstanding leadership in global health. Thank you for your continued dedication to the #HealthForAll missio…Mostrar mais

Contact tracing in the #DRC is reaching more people, and more #Ebola patients are recovering and going home. But the fight is far from over. War and insecurity still slow the response, and mistrust is the real battleground. Win trust, and we win this.

Thank you @ENHYPEN Jay and Jungwon for donating blood. I am proud of your commitment and for leading by example. I'm grateful to all members of #ENHYPEN for supporting our World Blood Donor Day campaign. Blood is the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person – t…Mostrar mais

Every time I meet with young people, the priority health issue they raise with me is mental health. That's why I was grateful that Veronika Novotná shared with me the “Global Youth Call to Action on Mental Health”. I look forward to reviewing it with my team and supporting it in…Mostrar mais

🇪🇪 Aitäh 🇫🇮 Kiitos 🇫🇷 Merci 🇩🇪 Danke 🇬🇷 Ευχαριστώ 🇮🇹 Grazie 🇱🇻 Paldies 🇵🇱 Dziękuję 🇵🇹 Obrigado 🇪🇸 Gracias 🇨🇿 Děkuji 🇳🇱 Dank je Thank you, @EU_UNGeneva, for bringing these talented young creators to @WHO today. It was a pleasure to welcome them, and I hope…Mostrar mais

Under the #DRC government’s leadership, the coordinated #Ebola response to the outbreak is starting to take hold. But continued scale up is needed, across all areas and functions. @WHO and partners are working with the government and affected communities to begin clinical trial…Mostrar mais

My deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones in the deadly earthquakes in #Venezuela. The health needs are growing as the response evolves, including for mass casualty management, injury and trauma care, and support for health facilities impacted by power cuts. @pahowho…Mostrar mais

My deepest appreciation to my brother @IPUparliament Secretary General @MartinChungong for his visionary leadership and outstanding partnership he has led to bring parliamentarians across the world close to @WHO and global health — all with an aim to help us deliver #HealthForAll…Mostrar mais

LIVE: Media briefing on #Ebola and global health issues

The insecurity and escalating violence in El Obeid, North Kordofan, #Sudan, are having a severe impact on people’s access for humanitarian aid and to life-saving services. This increases the risk of disease outbreaks and malnutrition, especially for women and children. @WHO has…Mostrar mais

Europe’s heatwave is closing schools and putting people’s health at risk. The data are clear: temperatures across Europe are rising at roughly twice the global average rate, increasing the likelihood and severity of extreme heat in the future. We cannot afford further delay. Le…Mostrar mais