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Hepatitis outbreak in children

WHO’s Dr Philippa Easterbrook gives a situation update on the recent hepatitis outbreak affecting children, including possible causes and steps parents, caregivers and countries should take.

Monkeypox

Latest situation report on monkeypox

This is the fourth situation report for the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox, which provides details on the latest epidemiology, a short summary on infections among health workers, updates on guidance documents and on WHO advice.

Experts give monkeypox virus variants new names

A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants as part of ongoing efforts to align the names of the monkeypox disease, virus and variants with current best practices.

Other hot topics

WHO makes new recommendations for Ebola treatments

WHO has published its first guideline for Ebola therapeutics, with new strong recommendations for the use of two monoclonal antibodies. WHO calls on the global community to increase access to these lifesaving medicines.

Discover WHO's youth initiatives

WHO recognizes and involves youth as partners, stakeholders and changemakers in its work and is committed to engaging with youth in many different ways through initiatives. Find out how you can get involved.