WHO #MedSafetyWeek 2–8 November 2026: practical suspected ADR recognition, documentation, reporting through India’s PvPI, and patient safety.
WHO’s 30 October 2026 Barbados HIV vertical-transmission elimination announcement: 98% antenatal care, HIV testing and ART coverage in 2022–24, with maternal-health lessons.
WHO World Cities Day 31 October 2026: how unsafe housing, heat, crowding, indoor air and accessibility affect health, with practical primary-care actions.
WHO South-East Asia reported a collaboration with LEHS through its Wadhwani AI programme focused on responsible design, evaluation and use of artifici
On 30 October 2026, the WHO South-East Asia regional news listing announced collaboration between WHO, CEPI and PATH to develop a standardized Nipah d
WHO SEARO says the region has remained polio-free since 2014, but stresses strong immunization, laboratory-supported surveillance and outbreak readiness. Implications for Indian PHCs and CHCs.
A new 28 October WHO publication explains how Ebola outbreak preparedness should account for pregnancy, breastfeeding, caregivers, protection risks and equitable access—not a new case-count bulletin.
WHO’s 27 October 2026 TAG-CO-VAC statement requests variant and vaccine performance data for a December decision. This is not a new vaccination recommendation or vaccine approval.
WHO’s 28 October 2026 Lancet Countdown update reports a nearly 36% rise in average heat-related deaths versus the previous decade. What the figures mean for primary care and hospitals.
WHO’s 26 October 2026 target regimen profiles describe single-visit TB prevention and at-most-four-month treatment aspirations. These are research targets, not approved injection protocols.
