FROM THE FIELD: Survival in Yemen against all odds
Fawaz, just 18-months old, suffered from severe acute malnutrition and [...]
Country origin ‘best predictor of outcome’ for children with cancer, UN experts say
Each year, an estimated 215 000 cancers are diagnosed in [...]
Measles cases nearly doubled in a year, UN health agency projects
A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid [...]
UN guidelines unveiled to prevent rising hearing loss among young smartphone listeners
More than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing [...]
FROM THE FIELD: For refugees and migrants in Europe, healthcare’s essential but a challenge to find
There are some 68.5 million people currently displaced around the [...]
UN ready to rise above political fray and help Venezuelans based ‘on need, and need alone’
The situation for ordinary Venezuelans is increasingly critical but the [...]
With millions of girls ‘at risk’ today of genital mutilation, UN chief calls for zero tolerance
Female genital mutilation, is “an abhorrent human rights violation” still [...]
World Cancer Day: Early cervical cancer diagnosis could save lives of over 300,000 women
Cervical cancer kills more than 300,000 women every year, with [...]
Six months into DR Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak, top UN official praises ‘brave’ response effort
“Brave” UN teams and partners leading the fight against deadly [...]
‘Stigma plays a big role’ in failure to tackle world opioid crisis, advocate tells UN
The recognition of drug addiction as a disease was the [...]
New UN bullying report calls for ‘safe, inclusive’ schools for all children
The emotional and physical pain brought on by bullying can [...]
Migrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN report on displaced people in Europe
European authorities are “struggling” to meet the needs of irregular [...]
Iran: women hunger strikers entitled to medical care, UN rights experts urge
A group of six independent United Nations rights experts called [...]
DR Congo: Ebola response resumes despite ‘risky environment’
Despite a precarious security environment and continuing pockets of mistrust [...]
Uganda’s Ebola preparedness ‘will go a long way’ says WHO chief
In the wake of an ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting the [...]
FROM THE FIELD: Powering up health care in Sub-Saharan Africa
Solar power is helping make universal healthcare a reality in [...]
On the first day of 2019, over 395,000 babies to be born worldwide: UNICEF
As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will [...]
‘Repeated attacks’ could close down key hospital in eastern Libya, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an armed [...]
Keyhole surgery returns to war-shattered Mosul as WHO prioritizes medical improvements
In the wake of more than four years of intense [...]
One small flight for a drone, one ‘big leap’ for global health
On a small island in the remote South Pacific, a [...]