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23 April 2025

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WHO releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies and improve girls’ health

17 April 2025

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Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist

16 April 2025

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WHO Member States conclude negotiations and make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement

10 April 2025

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World Immunization Week 2025: Immunization for All is Humanly Possible

24 – 30 April 2025

World Malaria Day 2025 - Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite

25 April 2025

Keynote plenary panel at World Health Summit Regional Meeting - Restoring balance: Scaling up access to evidence-based traditional medicine for health and well-being

25 April 2025 15:15 – 16:45 IST

Towards developing a Global Plan of Action on the Health of Indigenous Peoples

25 April 2025 13:15 – 14:30 ET

New WHO guideline on FGM prevention and response

28 April 2025 15:00 – 16:30 EAT

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