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COVID-19: From emergency response to long-term management

WHO has updated its Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan for 2023–2025. This updated plan guides countries on how to manage COVID-19 in the transition from an emergency phase to a longer-term, sustained response.

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): What worked? What didn't? What's next?

This year marks the halfway point toward the SDGs, but the world is lagging behind to reach the global goals.

New survey results show health systems starting to recover from pandemic

By early 2023, countries reported experiencing reduced disruptions in the delivery of routine health services, but highlighted the need to invest in recovery and stronger resilience for the future.

WHO launches new initiative to improve pandemic preparedness

The COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies have shown that countries need to be ready to respond to infectious disease threats, with tailored preparedness plans and better coordination and collaboration with other sectors such as agriculture.

World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2023

Tobacco growing harms our health, the health of farmers and the planet’s health. The tobacco industry interferes with attempts to substitute tobacco growing, contributing to the global food crisis.