- Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern 81 comments science
- WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk https://www.who.int/news/item/06-10-2021-who-recommends-groundbreaking-malaria-vaccine-for-children-at-risk 12 comments science
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the WHO of one laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox https://www.who.int/emergencies/emergency-events/item/monkeypox---united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-ex-nigeria 25 comments worldnews
- New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/01-06-2020-new-ebola-outbreak-detected-in-northwest-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-who-surge-team-supporting-the-response 6 comments worldnews
- New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/01-06-2020-new-ebola-outbreak-detected-in-northwest-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-who-surge-team-supporting-the-response 6 comments worldnews
- WHO urges countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/23-04-2020-who-urges-countries-to-move-quickly-to-save-lives-from-malaria-in-sub-saharan-africa 5 comments worldnews
- WHO statement on cases of COVID-19 surpassing 100 000 https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/07-03-2020-who-statement-on-cases-of-covid-19-surpassing-100-000 35 comments worldnews
- WHO Director-General on COVID-19: This virus does not respect borders. It does not distinguish between races or ethnicities. It has no regard for a country’s GDP or level of development. https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---27-february-2020 21 comments worldnews
- To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more 32 comments science
- World Health Organization urges governments to enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, including in motor sport https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/14-03-2019-who-urges-governments-to-enforce-bans-on-tobacco-advertising-promotion-and-sponsorship-including-in-motor-sport 17 comments formula1
- Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/21-09-2018-harmful-use-of-alcohol-kills-more-than-3-million-people-each-year-most-of-them-men 54 comments science
- 3 in 5 babies not breastfed in the first hour of life - Breastfeeding within an hour after birth is critical for saving newborn lives http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/31-07-2018-3-in-5-babies-not-breastfed-in-the-first-hour-of-life 289 comments worldnews
- New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-05-2018-new-ebola-outbreak-declared-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo#.wvhmzvl417m.twitter 136 comments worldnews
- At least 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from WHO. This is likely just a small fraction of the total problem and many cases may be going unreported. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/substandard-falsified-products/en/ 6 comments science
- WHO(World Health Organization) has declared medical marijuana's main ingredient isn't dangerous or addictive http://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/5.2_cbd.pdf 48 comments science
- World Health Organization issues preparedness response to drinking raw camel milk or urine. http://www.who.int/csr/don/10-february-2017-mers-saudi-arabia/en/ 24 comments worldnews
- WHO | Globally, an estimated two-thirds of the population under 50 are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 http://who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/herpes/en/ 4 comments worldnews
- Child mortality rates plunge by more than half since 1990 (WHO report) http://who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/child-mortality-report/en/ 10 comments science
- World Health Organization recognises Cuba as first country to eliminate mother-to-baby transmission of HIV http://www.who.int/features/2015/born-hiv-free/en/ 55 comments worldnews
- TIL that India accounts for 59% of Open Defecation cases around the World as of 2010 http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/monitoring/jmp2012/fast_facts/en/ 6 comments india
- Ebola has a 42 day incubation period not 21 days! http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/14-october-2014/en/ 14 comments science
- WHO chief to UN Security Council regarding Ebola: "This is likely the greatest peacetime challenge that the United Nations and its agencies have ever faced. Everything now is unprecedented." http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2014/security-council-ebola/en/ 3 comments worldnews
- 800,000 people die each year from suicide - WHO http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/suicide-prevention-report/en/ 22 comments worldnews
- New Ebola #s: 3,069 cases, 1,552 deaths. Increase of 454 cases and 125 deaths in 4 days. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_28_ebola/en/ 4 comments worldnews
- WHO: 221 new cases and 109 Ebola deaths in two days, 8/17-18. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_20_ebola/en/ 11 comments worldnews
- World Health Organization to convene panel of medical ethicists to explore use of experimental treatment for Ebola http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2014/ethical-review-ebola/en/ 3 comments worldnews
- WHO global report on antimicrobial resistance 2014. "A post-antibiotic era - in which common infections and minor injuries can kill - far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st century." http://www.who.int/drugresistance/documents/surveillancereport/en/ 545 comments science
- Global bird flu (H5N1) body count - 615 infected, 364 dead, 59% mortality rate. http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/en_gip_20130201cumulativenumberh5n1cases.pdf 6 comments science
- Farmer Suicides in India - More students and housewives commit suicide every year than farmers http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suiciderates/en/ 11 comments india
- March 24, World TB day- WHO estimates there will be more than 2 million new cases of drug resistant TB between 2011 and 2015 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2011/tbday_20110322/en/index.html 3 comments science
- 184 cases of acute flaccid paralysis and 85 deaths have been reported from the site of the acute polio in Republic of Congo. The majority of reported cases and deaths have occurred in the population aged over 15 years. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_11_09/en/index.html 4 comments science
- Each year, over 17 million people die from cardiovascular disease. WHO regards it as a global epidemic, because, well, it's the leading cause of death just about everywhere and has been for ages. http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/en/ 3 comments worldnews
- WHO suicide rates per 100,000 people per country. Oh man, Lithuania and Belarus, what is going on with your men? :( http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suiciderates/en/ 58 comments worldnews
- WHO officially declares an influenza pandemic for swine flu (H1N1) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html 9 comments reddit.com
- WHO: World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html 3 comments worldnews
- The WHO has just raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from the current phase 3 to phase 4 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_20090427/en/index.html 6 comments reddit.com
- WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 4. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html 28 comments worldnews
- WHO Report; Ethical Issues in a Pandemic http://www.who.int/ethics/influenza_project/en/index.html 4 comments philosophy
- New outbreak of Ebola virus in D.R.C. - 34 infected, 9 dead as of 26 Dec. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_12_26a/en/index.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Dutch woman dies from Marburg virus (related to Ebola) http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_07_10/en/index.html 3 comments reddit.com