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Global health’s defining test

The successes and setbacks of 2025 show why international cooperation matters more than ever.

epa12585080 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), briefs the media during a press conference organized by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU), at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 December 2025. EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI

Loneliness is a global health threat and a political failure

Social disconnection is as deadly as smoking and heart disease. The WHO now has a plan to help countries fight back.

According to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), from 2014 to 2019, loneliness was associated with more than 871,000 deaths annually - equivalent to 100 deaths per hour.[UIG/Getty Images]

After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance

The facts are clear and the stories are harrowing. What is missing is more action.

Displaced families in Sudan face violence, hunger, and death at every turn

The tobacco epidemic is still one of the world’s deadliest threats

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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Let’s make protecting children from violence a priority

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

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 2: 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 )

Make a commitment to our common health

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023 [File: Denis Balibouse/Reuters]

Nations unite at the UN to combat antimicrobial resistance threat

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]

Attacks on health facilities and staff must not become the norm

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

people wearing green and orange uniforms carry a body in a white bag outside a destroyed building

Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply

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

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Amid global polarisation, the pandemic agreement encourages cooperation

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