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15 June 2026

Open letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex

12 June 2026

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Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access

5 June 2026

Joint News Release

Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan

4 June 2026

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Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk

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WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus IV: Infection prevention and control: from isolation to safe discharge and quarantine

16 June 2026 14:00 – 15:00 CET

WHF members webinar: What's new?

17 June 2026

Community dialogue on availability and access to men's sexual and reproductive health services

17 June 2026 14:00 – 15:00 UTC Time

Social Behavior Change Summit and sexual and reproductive health and rights

22 – 26 June 2026

3rd Global Convening of the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)

22 – 24 June 2026

Open letter to G7 and leaders of other nations on the Pandemic Agreement

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