#World Health Organization

Greater political will and financial support for national programs are needed to eliminate viral hepatitis.

WHO offers the best ways to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections for five key populations.

The virus can be transmitted via respiratory droplets at close range, but it does not spread through the air over longer distances.

As unexplained hepatitis cases in children rise globally, countries must unite to eliminate viral hepatitis.

Conservative nations objected to “sexual rights” in the WHA’s global plan to fight HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections.

Nearly 200 cases of pediatric hepatitis have now been reported in more than a dozen countries and several states.

The debut of guidance from the World Health Organization includes self-testing for hepatitis C virus. [VIDEO]

Iceland becomes the first high-income country to meet the WHO’s targets for diagnosing and treating hepatitis C.

Disruptions in access to treatment and harm reduction services could set back effort to eliminate hep C in the U.S.

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2019 HIV cases were the lowest since 1990, and hepatitis B rates also fell, according to a WHO report. But most STIs peaked.

Five ways nations can create a fairer and healthier world post–COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop in the United States, but a global pandemic cannot be defeated in one country.

A slow vaccine rollout and the emergence of new coronavirus mutations threaten progress in reducing new cases and death.

The World Health Organization coordinates efforts to create flu and COVID-19 vaccines and to fight other global health issues.

Four key ways countries can prevent infections, save lives and minimize impact