WHO’s director of antimicrobial resistance, Dr Yvan Hutin, says science needs to catch up with drug-resistant bacteria.

Nearly 1,900 people have lost their lives in Iran and Lebanon since the beginning of the war in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva reported on Friday, citing national ...

What is Disease X? WHO warns it could trigger the next pandemic as scientists study unknown pathogens to help governments prepare.

African countries must not sign away their health data or release their pathogens in exchange for donor funding.

By linking NASA climate data with disease surveillance, the health agency is building a future where outbreaks are caught ...

The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that it ‌has verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran amid a U.S.-Israeli campaign and it was checking reports that four healthcare ...

The decision to revoke the country’s elimination status would now likely come after the U.S. midterm elections, experts noted ...

WHO recommends strains 2026 for Northern Hemisphere flu vaccines, updating all three viral strains to improve protection against emerging variants.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced recommendations for the viral composition of influenza (or "flu") vaccines for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere influenza season.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Denmark for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

As the U.S. formally exited from the World Health Organization last month, Trump administration officials misleadingly claimed that the WHO “pushed” or “promoted” lockdowns during the COVID-19 ...