WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for [...]
Explainer: What is famine?
Amid growing global concerns over alarming hunger spikes in conflict-affected [...]
‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone [...]
Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge
Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social [...]
WHO: Investments and myth-busting to improve hearing
Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study [...]
World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day
February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both [...]
At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO
At least one in eight people on Earth are living [...]
No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza
No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating [...]
World News in Brief: Noncommunicable diseases in emergencies, aid plan for Haiti, peace efforts in CAR
People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk [...]
General Assembly President calls for solidarity with Ukraine as ‘needless war’ reaches two-year mark
UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged countries to stand [...]
First Person: Supporting mental health in Madagascar, one consultation at a time
Ongoing humanitarian crises in southern Madagascar have worsened the situation [...]
Stories from the UN Archive: Boris Karloff, leprosy and Nigeria
As the world celebrates World Radio Day, marked on 13 February, [...]
World News in Brief: Unprecedented cholera spike in Africa, Julian Assange extradition update, locusts compound Sudan crisis
Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented [...]
Cancer rates set to rise 77 per cent by 2050
Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per [...]
World News in Brief: Progress on transfats, Ukraine war update, General Assembly President in China
Five countries have been awarded for their efforts towards eliminating [...]
‘High-risk mission’ delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 [...]
World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty in jeopardy, historic IOM appeal, ‘enormous obstacles’ facing Iran’s lawyers
The head of the UN health agency raised concerns on [...]
Gaza crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages
Babies are being “delivered into hell” in Gaza with many [...]
Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports
The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, [...]
Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO
The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite [...]