WHO chief looks back on a successful yet challenging 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported significant achievements in 2025, alongside notable challenges, such as funding reductions and numerous humanitarian crises.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported significant achievements in 2025, alongside notable challenges, such as funding reductions and numerous humanitarian crises.
The WHO highlighted the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement as a significant milestone, showcasing the potential of multilateral cooperation. In addition, WHO validated 13 countries for disease elimination and issued guidance on new health innovations, including:
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported significant achievements in 2025, alongside notable challenges, such as funding reductions and numerous humanitarian crises.
The organization also responded to 48 emergencies in 79 countries and territories, including regions such as Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine.
Despite these achievements, the WHO faced serious challenges, including aid reductions that risk reversing decades of progress. Preliminary estimates indicate a potential increase in childhood mortality for the first time this century.
Based on reporting by Africanews.
