Global Health News

25 October 2018: Countries around the world today agreed to the Declaration of Astana, vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving universal health …

COLLABORATION THE MESSAGE OF THE FIRST TBSCIENCE GATHERING, 24 Oct 2018 New vaccine success announced. The first ever TBScience pre-conference gave focus to the importance of collaboration to end the tuberculosis …

Declaration of Alma-Ata International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ata, USSR, 6-12 September 1978 The International Conference on Primary Health Care, meeting in Alma-Ata this twelfth day of September in …

Liverpool Statement for the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Liverpool, United Kingdom 12 October 2018 The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is organized every two years by Health Systems …

What is trachoma? Trachoma is a disease of the eye ? caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It spreads through contact with infective eye or nose discharges. Infection is particularly common …

Malaysia eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis 8 October 2018, Joint News Release, Manila, Philippines Malaysia today became the first country in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region to …

World leaders commit to bold targets and urgent action to end TB 26 September 2018  (News Release) World leaders meeting today at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly have committed …

Global status report on alcohol and health 2018: 21 September 2018 – Geneva. More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according …

Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says: 821 million people now hungry and over 150 million children stunted, putting hunger eradication goal at risk 11 September 2018  News Release (WHO …