First-ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB provides historic opportunity

This first compendium of good HIV practices in the WHO European Region includes 52 practice examples from 32 Member States.

This app provides mobile access to WHO PrEP Implementation Tool (WHO Implementation Tool for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV Infection) and was developed to be a “digital pocket reference” available for clinicians and pharmacists. WHO has developed a series of modules to support the implementation of PrEP ...

These guidelines aim to provide evidence-based recommendations on the care and treatment of persons diagnosed with chronic HCV infection. They update the care and treatment section of the WHO Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection issued in April 2016. The ...

On 18 May 2018 WHO issued a statement on potential safety issue affecting women living with HIV using dolutegravir at the time of conception. Since then WHO headquarters, regional and country offices have been actively working with countries and partners, including civil society, to explore policy ...

A World Health Organization (WHO) report has found no adverse health outcomes but rather several medical applications for cannabidiol, a.k.a. CBD, despite U.S. federal policy on this cannabinoid chemical.

Immunization saves millions of lives and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are more than 19 million unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children in the world, putting them at serious risk of these potentially fatal diseases. Of ...

This new document – the guide to develop a national TB PPM action plan – is a planning document designed to facilitate the integration of strong PPM components into national TB strategic plans that are supposed to be the basis for Global Fund proposals and ...

This first Action plan for viral hepatitis in the WHO European Region adapts the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, 2016–2021 to the context of the European Region.

“We have come a long way since we started our work together and there is huge potential to expand our collaboration. We need to do this for the benefit of the health of the people in Europe.”

The coming year promises to be a busy and exciting one in the WHO European Region. WHO/Europe will continue its focus on implementing the Health 2020 policy framework and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as building momentum towards universal health coverage.

This report presents data on HIV and AIDS in 51 of 53 countries in the WHO European Region, and in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA).

The WHO European Region is the only region worldwide where the number of new HIV infections is rising. With more than 160 000 people newly diagnosed with HIV across the Region, including more than 29 000 new cases from the European Union and European Economic ...

Petition signed by more than 30,000 people from 120 countries presented to head of WHO and Ministers of Health.

Compendium of WHO guidelines and associated standards: ensuring optimum delivery of the cascade of care for patients with tuberculosis

Access to treatment should be increased worldwide and cover 80% of patients by 2030.

On October 6-8, in Bucharest (Romania), will be held the 10th meeting of the Community Advisory Board in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECAB). The core discussions will be devoted to the issues of treatment of viral hepatitis and HIV as a co-infection.  David Ananiashvili, permanent participant of ECAB, Director of the Georgian GROUP PLUS and representative of the East ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS have released a joint statement on HIV testing services that reinforces two key principles that ensure a human rights-based and public health approach to HIV testing. The statement says that HIV testing, no matter how it is delivered, must always respect ...