COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns UN health agency
Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, [...]
COVID-19: Testing still vital even as vaccines roll out
Testing will still be a critical tool against COVID-19, even [...]
African nations ‘far from ready’ for COVID-19 vaccination drive, says UN health agency
As efforts to find safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 are [...]
Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS
Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV / [...]
A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or [...]
‘Real hope’ surrounding COVID vaccines ‘cannot be overstated’ – WHO chief
Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the [...]
UNICEF planning ‘mammoth operation’ to deliver COVID-19 vaccines
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than [...]
COVID cases surge amid growing threat from antimicrobial resistance – WHO chief
More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past [...]
Remdesivir no COVID-19 silver bullet, says UN health agency
An advisory body of the UN health agency is not [...]
In the face of ridicule: one woman’s fight to bring sanitation to a Nepalese village
4.2 billion people are living without access to safely managed [...]
Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges, marking World Toilet Day
The UN is marking World Toilet Day on Thursday, in [...]
Future of an entire generation at risk, as COVID-19 pandemic drags on
While symptoms among children infected with COVID-19 mostly remain mild, [...]
Silent Pandemic: Overuse renders antimicrobials less effective – UN agriculture agency
People, plants and animals around the world are dying from [...]
Latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is declared over, with lessons for COVID-19
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus disease in Democratic [...]
Persons living with disabilities ‘have very special abilities’, UN deputy chief tells young Ghanaians
During her visit to Ghana on Monday, UN Deputy Secretary-General [...]
New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa
Some 10,000 health workers will be trained to support mothers [...]
UN-backed fund to address crisis in global sanitation and hygiene
A UN-backed fund, launched on Tuesday, is set to take [...]
WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer, saving millions of lives
The World Health Organization (WHO) set out a strategy on [...]
No time for complacency as COVID-19 cases surge: WHO chief
Despite encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines and cautious optimism over [...]
Diabetes increasing COVID risks, showing need to strengthen health systems
As the number of people with diabetes surges, many are [...]