New malaria vaccine trial in Malawi marks ‘an innovation milestone’, declares UN health agency
A new vaccine against deadly malaria which has been 30 [...]
UN condemns attack on Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo which left doctor dead, two others injured
The UN has condemned an attack on an Ebola treatment centre in [...]
‘Vaccines are safe’ and save lives, UNICEF declares, launching new #VaccinesWork campaign
Amid a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as [...]
Stress, overtime, disease, contribute to 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year, reports UN labour agency
Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease, contribute to the deaths [...]
‘A global measles crisis’ is well underway, UN agency chiefs warn
Noting a 300 per cent surge in the number of [...]
Greater transparency, fairer prices for medicines ‘a global human rights issue’, says UN health agency
While developing countries have long struggled with the price of [...]
Ebola not an international ‘health emergency’ but risks spreading across DR Congo border, warns UN health agency
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...]
More than four in 10 women, live in fear of refusing partner’s sexual demands, new UN global study finds
More than four in 10 women in 51 countries surveyed, feel they [...]
Mozambique’s Beira city ‘returning to life’, elsewhere UN teams assess damage, deliver assistance
Nearly one month after Cyclone Idai slammed into the southeast [...]
‘Health is a right, not a privilege’ says WHO chief on World Health Day
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom [...]
Women outliving men ‘everywhere’, new UN health agency statistics report shows
Average life-expectancy globally has increased by five-and-a-half years since the [...]
Strengthen inclusion, participation of people with autism to ‘achieve their full potential’ says UN chief
On World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres [...]
Acute food insecurity ‘far too high’ UN agency warns, as 113 million go hungry
Approximately 113 million people in 53 countries experienced high levels [...]
Massive cholera vaccine campaign planned for cyclone-ravaged Mozambique, as UN calls for ‘urgent’ step-up in support
Around 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine arrived in Mozambique on [...]
Ebola cases rising in DR Congo, but UN health agency cites progress in community trust-building
A rise in new cases of deadly Ebola virus disease [...]
Yemen hospital airstrike under investigation amid resurgence of deadly cholera
UN human rights staff in Yemen are investigating an apparent [...]
‘Ticking bomb’ health warning over deteriorating conditions facing Cyclone Idai victims
Efforts are continuing to reach all victims of Cyclone Idai [...]
It’s ‘time to #EndTB’, says UN on World Tuberculosis Day
Tuberculosis, or TB, is not only the world's top infectious [...]
More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief
A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children [...]
‘Massive and protracted’ humanitarian crisis in DR Congo can be ‘beaten back’ if donors step up
“Urgent and sustained funding” for a Government-led response to what [...]