World Health Assembly

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WHO’s Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Is Now ‘Live’

The Wire Staff 01/07/2018

After the UK ratified it last week, the legally...

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World Health Organisation Classifies Gaming Addiction as a Mental Health Disorder

Kate Kelland 18/06/2018

Addiction to digital and video gaming is described as "a pattern of...

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WHO Gets to Work: 2018 a Litmus Test for New Team

Priti Patnaik 19/01/2018

Ambitious priorities, strained budgets and a changing political order...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus takes over as WHO director general on July 1. Credit: Reuters

From Financing to Divergent Interests, a Spectrum of Challenges Await the Next WHO Chief

Priti Patnaik 10/06/2017

The 70th World Health Assembly saw the election of...

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Polio Eradication Effort Challenged, But Not Derailed

Walt Orenstein and Julie Garon 02/09/2016

Polio for years has come close to being eradicated,...