Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, [...]
World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad [...]
Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord
Could the world be better prepared for the next pandemic? [...]
Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate
An international pandemic prevention treaty, three years in the making, [...]
Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
As world leaders negotiate the landmark Pandemic Preparedness Treaty at [...]
Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege
Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday [...]
‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO
In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy [...]
Funding cuts in Afghanistan mean ‘lives lost and lives less lived’
In a remote village clinic in the Bamyan Province in [...]
World News in Brief: Sudan refugees, aid for Syrian returnees, MERS alert in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela urged to end secret detentions
More than 40,000 Sudanese have fled to eastern Chad in [...]
Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months
Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to [...]
‘She cries in her sleep’: Deeper crisis looms beneath devastation from Myanmar quake
An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the [...]
More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities
Where you're born could be the difference between living over [...]
Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk as funding cuts impact midwifery support
Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to [...]
Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese
Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated [...]
FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
Greater awareness and action are needed as Europe and parts [...]
WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’
As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged [...]
Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo
An anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in [...]
First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims
In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that [...]
Plague of rats and insects provide latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans
After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and [...]
One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but [...]