| No images? Click here  WHO / Chris Black, conclusion of discussions on the Pandemic Agreement in Committee at the World Health Assembly 2025. Looking back on 2025, the year has been marked by immense achievements and profound challenges for global health. In the face of major funding cuts and increasing threats to science and solidarity, WHO continued to lead and champion global efforts to confront the biggest health challenges of our time. From governments adopting the world’s first Pandemic Agreement and expanding access to life-saving medicines, to tackling climate-related health risks, WHO reaffirmed both the central role of evidence in health and our enduring relevance to the health of all people, everywhere. Victories for disease controlAmidst many challenges, 2025 delivered significant victories for disease control and elimination. Elimination of mother-to-child disease transmissionMaldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. Brazil was also recognized for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, making it the most populous country in the Americas to achieve this historic milestone. Decline in deaths from tuberculosisTuberculosis (TB) deaths declined significantly, with the WHO African and European regions achieving 46% and 49% reductions over the past decade. Yet TB still killed 1.2 million people in 2024, underscoring the need to address risk factors like HIV, diabetes, smoking and undernutrition.  Media contact:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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