High rates of unintended pregnancies linked to gaps in family planning services: New WHO study
A new study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 36 countries found that two-thirds of sexually active women who wished to...
Universal Health Coverage Passes Key Global Milestone
The World Health Organization today welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving Universal Health Coverage...
7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out
More people received life-saving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in 2018 than ever before, largely due to improved detection and...
New evidence shows significant mistreatment of women during childbirth
New evidence from a WHO-led study, published today in the Lancet, shows that more than one-third of women in four lower-income countries...
WHO launches first World report on vision
More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like...