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Air Suvidha 2.0 health self-declaration launched as WHO declares Ebola emergency.
25 Jun 2026
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Polity
Air Suvidha 2.0 health self-declaration launched as WHO declares Ebola emergency123
Air Suvidha 2.0 launched 25 June 2026 by the Civil Aviation Ministry with Delhi airport. Self-declaration covers 21 days of travel history, exposure and symptoms. WHO declared the Ebola (Bundibugyo) outbreak in DRC and Uganda a PHEIC on 17 May 2026.
- Air Suvidha 2.0 launched 25 June 2026 by the Civil Aviation Ministry with Delhi airport
- Self-declaration covers 21 days of travel history, exposure and symptoms
- WHO declared the Ebola (Bundibugyo) outbreak in DRC and Uganda a PHEIC on 17 May 2026
- Data goes to the Airport Health Officer, Bureau of Immigration and IDSP
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International
79th World Health Assembly ends in Geneva with 13 resolutions on stroke, precision medicine and more456
The 79th World Health Assembly ran 18-23 May in Geneva under the theme 'Reshaping global health'. It adopted 13 resolutions, including the first-ever resolutions on stroke and precision medicine, the Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance 2026-2036 and an update of the health worker recruitment code.
- 79th World Health Assembly met in Geneva for six days, ending 23 May 2026
- Adopted 13 resolutions and more than 20 decisions
- Topics covered included stroke, precision medicine, antimicrobial resistance, tuberculosis, liver disease, emergency care, diagnostic imaging, radiation and health
- Also advanced a Member State-led reform of global health architecture
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Other
World Health Day 2026 theme and WHO's 1948 founding789
World Health Day on 7 April marks the founding of the WHO in 1948; the 2026 theme was 'Together for health. Stand with science', backing science-led and One Health approaches.
- 7 April 2026
- Theme: Together for health. Stand with science
- Marks the anniversary of WHO's founding on 7 April 1948
- WHO and France hosted the International One Health Summit on 7 April
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International
US withdrawal from the World Health Organization takes effect101112
The United States formally left the WHO on 22 January 2026, a year after giving notice, becoming the first member state to exit the agency. The US had also announced on 7 January that it was leaving dozens of UN bodies, including IPCC and UNFCCC.
- US exit from the WHO effective 22 January 2026, after a one-year notice period
- 7 January 2026: US announced withdrawal from 66 international organisations (31 UN-affiliated, 35 non-UN), including the IPCC and UNFCCC
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Reports and indices
WHO World Malaria Report: India cut cases and deaths over 80 percent131415
The WHO World Malaria Report 2025, released on 4 December 2025, estimated about 282 million malaria cases and 610,000 deaths worldwide in 2024. India had exited WHO's High Burden to High Impact group in 2024, per earlier WHO reporting.
- Global estimate for 2024: about 282 million cases and 610,000 deaths
- About 9 million more cases than the year before
- African Region accounts for about 94 percent of cases and 95 percent of deaths
- India exited the High Burden to High Impact group in 2024 (World Malaria Report 2024)
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