If ever we needed reminding that we live in an interconnected world, the novel coronavirus has brought that home. No country can tackle this alone, no part of our societies can be disregarded if we are to effectively rise to this global challenge. The coming weeks and months will challenge national crisis planning and civil protection systems, and will certainly expose shortcomings in sanitation, housing and other factors that shape health outcomes. Our response to this epidemic must encompass, and in fact, focus on, those whom society often neglects or relegates to a lesser status. Otherwise, it will fail.

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused unprecedented disruption in many areas of our lives, and that’s true of a key UN forum as well: the Human Rights Council.

UNFPA is working with WHO and the Ministry of Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which remains in the grip of the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic on record, to strengthen infection prevention and control measures in reproductive health facilities in the affected areas.

Whoopi Goldberg knows how it feels to have pneumonia - and she never wants another baby to suffer that same struggle to breathe.

From hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, to the elimination of malaria in Argentina and rabies transmitted by dogs in Mexico, 2019 was a year marked by both challenges and achievements in public health in the Americas.

Access to health is a basic right, one that is central to a life of dignity. Maternal health is still one of the biggest concerns worldwide. In a three-part series, UNOPS explores the trials, triumphs and hopes of a community that live in Turkana, one of Kenya’s poorest counties.

Peter Koopmans, who has been working for UNAIDS for 10 years, began the record attempt on World AIDS Day, 1 December, to raise money for a South African charity working to support sexually abused children and to increase awareness around HIV in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Mr. Koopmans has raised US$ 21,000 for the South African charity Bobbi Bear, which was supplemented by funds from UNAIDS World AIDS Day fundraising activities, bringing the total to well over US$ 25,000.

The IAEA, FAO, WHO and others are partnering for research on the use of the nuclear sterile insect technique in the fight against diseases carried by mosquitoes, such as dengue and the

WHO scales up response to worldwide surge in dengue

A physiotherapy clinic in south-east Bangladesh treats Rohingya refugees and their Bangladeshi hosts side by side. 

Suicide is never the answer. This video provides teachers and other people working in schools with information on how to help students look after their mental health.

The United Nations General Assembly is holding a high-level meeting on universal health coverage. Universay Health Coverage means that all people and communities receive the quality health services they need, without financial hardship.  This meeting, under the theme "Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World," aims to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. #HealthForAll. Let's make it a reality.

Community Engagement to Prevent Spread of Ebola in DRC