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Independent External Review of EPI-VPD surveillance in Thailand, 1-8 September 2025

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of Thailand, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional office for South-East Asia, conducted...

Summary of recommendations for quality of care in cataract surgery management

The Summary of recommendations for quality of care in cataract surgery management, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), provides practical,...

Report of the eighteenth annual meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases: virtual meeting, 28 October 2025

The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) is a voluntary network convened by WHO to reduce the global burden of chronic respiratory...

Global update on implementation of preventive chemotherapy against neglected tropical diseases in 2024

Preventive chemotherapy (PC) is defined as the largescale distribution of safe, quality-assured medicines, either alone or in combination, at regular...