On 2 October 2026, WHO became aware through media reports of the death of an employee of the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute (APRI) of Siberia and the Far East, the Russian Federation. According ...

The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for ...

The WHO Youth Council launched its 2026–2028 term in Berlin on 9–10 October 2026, bringing together 25 youth-led and youth-serving organizations from around the world. Members reviewed progress from ...

WHO has released a new guide to support countries in shifting away from institutionalized mental health care models focused on long-term stays in psychiatric hospitals towards person-centred care in ...

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Sania grew up in Pakistan and initially understood mental health in the way many people do: as a personal struggle. So, when she experienced depression at the age of 17, her care was structured around ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first guidelines addressing the sharp rise in obesity among children and adolescents, setting out how health systems and health workers can ...

This WHO guideline provides practice- and science-informed global clinical and public health recommendations for the ...

Last Friday, the 2nd of October, the first media reports emerged of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute in the Russian Federation.

The 2026 UHC Day campaign launch will give advocates, including civil society and young people, tools and messaging to ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, young MPs at the Forum’s Seventh Global Conference called for greater attention and resources for youth mental health, for youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health ...

A new publication in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization presents the revised WHO oral health module for the ...