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 …
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 …
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 disease (COVID-19)
Nov 27, 2025 · WHO response During the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO coordinated the global response, supporting countries with preparedness, surveillance, …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Coronavirus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 29, 2025 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. …
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 …
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 …
World leaders recognized for championing the WHO Pandemic …
Jul 11, 2025 · The World Health Organization has formally recognized the pivotal role of a number of heads of state and government in securing the adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement …
Preparing for the next pandemic: a checklist for respiratory …
Oct 16, 2024 · To make pandemic planning efficient and integrated, the checklist focuses on similar capacities that can be leveraged for different respiratory pathogens of pandemic …