The changing face of pandemic risk: how we need to adapt, …
Feb 5, 2025 · As new diseases emerge and old ones resurge, pandemic preparedness has become a critical concern for global health. The new Global Preparedness Monitoring Board …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus – an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to …
May 20, 2025 · Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world's first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Aug 9, 2023 · Even though vaccines protect against severe disease and death, it is still possible to spread SARS-CoV-2 to others after being vaccinated. WHO response The World Health …
Pandemics - World Health Organization (WHO)
A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease.An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges and spreads around the world, and most people do not have …
Coronavirus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 29, 2025 · Our work Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants Promoting a fair and equitable response to the COVID-19 pandemic Promoting the health of refugees and migrants during COVID-19 …
The true death toll of COVID-19
May 20, 2021 · Estimates suggest the total number of global deaths attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is at least 3 million, representing 1.2 million more deaths than officially …
WHO Pandemic Agreement - Global
Jul 10, 2025 · The world's first Pandemic Agreement, a legally binding international instrument designed to make the world safer and more equitable in the face of future pandemics, was …
COVID-19 epidemiological update – 24 December 2024
Dec 24, 2024 · From the start of the pandemic until November 10, 2024, over 776.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 7 million confirmed deaths were notified to WHO across …
After COVID-19, is the world ready for the next pandemic?
Mar 11, 2025 · The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin is a multi-partner centre of innovation. The Pandemic Fund, run jointly with the World Bank, is financing …