Weekly hot topic
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally with 90% of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Vaccination against HPV before girls and boys become sexually active is key to preventing cervical cancer.
Other hot topics
WHO’s Science in 5: falsified medicines
How does WHO keep you safe from substandard or falsified medicines? You may have heard about contaminated syrup harming children and even causing deaths. There have also been reports of falsified diabetes and weight loss treatments. How can you protect yourself? Pernette Bourdillon Esteve explains in Science in 5
Halting cholera in the Democratic Republic of Congo
To help scale up health emergency response, WHO supported the establishment of a new cholera treatment centre on the outskirts of Rusayo camp. More than 1500 people, mostly children under five years, have received treatment since September 2023.
WHO delivers supplies to hospitals in Gaza
WHO teams have undertaken high-risk missions to deliver supplies, with partners, to hospitals in northern and southern Gaza witnessing intense hostilities in their vicinity, high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people displaced by the conflict seeking refuge.
Nurses key for essential medical services in Ukraine
Nurses often serve as the first point of contact for health care. In the challenging context of war, WHO is supporting training and development of nurses in Ukraine.
Play WHO's kahoot on misinformation
What is misinformation and how can we identify it? Play this game and watch the videos to learn more.
