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WHO designates new WHO-Listed Authorities, strengthening global access to quality-assured medical products August 7, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially designated Health Canada, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare/Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (MHLW/PMDA) of Japan, and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for […]
Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem August 6, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach this important milestone. HAT is the second neglected tropical disease (NTD) to be eliminated in Kenya: the country was certified free of Guinea worm disease […]
On World Breastfeeding Week, countries urged to invest in health systems and support breastfeeding mothers August 5, 2025
Strengthening health systems to support breastfeeding is not just a health imperative, it is a moral and economic imperative. WHO and UNICEF remain committed to supporting countries to build resilient health systems that leave no mother or child behind.

Rapid outbreak assessment - Prolonged cross-border multi-serovar Salmonella outbreak linked to consumption of sprouted seeds March 6, 2025
A cross-border multi-serovar Salmonella enterica outbreak linked to the consumption of sprouted seeds has been ongoing in Europe since 2023.
Rapid outbreak assessment – Prolonged multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 linked to consumption of tomatoes in the EU/EEA and the UK November 12, 2024
A cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 is ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK).
Threat assessment brief - Implications of the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda for the EU/EEA, 2024 October 10, 2024
This threat assessment addresses the implications of the ongoing Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda for the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).