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Attacks on Ukraine’s health care increased by 20% in 2025 February 23, 2026
As Ukraine enters the fifth year of full-scale war, its people have endured the highest number of attacks on their health care in 2025 – increasing by nearly 20% compared to 2024.Since the beginning of the full-scale war on 24 February 2022, WHO has documented at least 2881 attacks on health care in Ukraine, affecting […]
WHO validates elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya February 18, 2026
WHO today announced that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a landmark victory for public health in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. This hard-won achievement protects future generations from preventable blindness and provides a powerful reminder that countries can overcome neglected tropical diseases despite persisting challenges.
Global commitment on display as countries negotiate key annex to the Pandemic Agreement February 17, 2026
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded a weeklong round of negotiations on draft annex for Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) – a key component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement (IGWG) – set up by the World Health Assembly […]

Threat Assessment Brief: Assessing the risk of influenza for the EU/EEA in the context of increasing circulation of A(H3N2) subclade K November 20, 2025
Circulating respiratory viruses, including influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV, all contribute to pressure on healthcare systems during winter in the EU/EEA.
Prolonged multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 linked to consumption of tomatoes in the European Union/European Economic Area – first update October 23, 2025
A prolonged cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 is ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). From 2023 to 30 September 2025, 437 confirmed cases of S. Strathcona ST2559 were identified in 17 EU/EEA countries (205 additional cases since the first rapid outbreak assessment published on 12 November 2024).
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.