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WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control remains as relevant today as it did when it entered into force 20 years ago.

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This week’s Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children is an opportunity to invest in our future.

 Palestinian children try to continue their daily lives under harsh conditions ahead of International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression as many children are injured and some of them became disabled due to the Israeli attacks in Gaza City, Gaza on June 2, 2024. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of children who have suffered as victims of aggression, violence, and conflict. ( Dawoud Abo Alkas - Anadolu Agency )

Invest in the World Health Organization for a healthier, safer world for all.

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World leaders in New York just made a commitment to take action to ensure the future of modern medicine.

Colistin is one of very few antibiotics that can still treat certain drug-resistant infections [TBIJ/BSAC/Saiyna Bashir]

On World Humanitarian Day, we must take a stance against the intensifying attacks on healthcare in conflict zones.

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We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in all foods.

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The treaty being negotiated is a life-saving tool that will ensure no one is left behind when the next pandemic strikes.

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends the World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

After a year of milestones and challenges in global public health, our quest to achieve ‘Health for All’ continues.

A Palestinian injured in an Israeli air strike is treated at Nasser Medical Complex on December 19, 2023 in Khan Younis, Gaza [Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images]

As multiple crises are putting mental health under pressure, people must be guaranteed the right to better care.

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE KENNEDY FORUM - Supporters of mental health and substance use disorder reform gather during the DNC in Dilworth Park, Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (Mark Stehle/AP Images for The Kennedy Forum)

COVID-19 showed yet again the importance of the WHO’s mandate to advance the wellbeing of all people.

Dr. Bélizaire, World Health Organisation Epidemiology Team Lead, talks to women as part of Ebola contact tracing in Mangina

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