WHO calls for greater investment in Afghanistan’s health system
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for donors [...]
WHO summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science
The first global Traditional Medicine Summit convened by UN health agency [...]
WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in Bangladesh
A significant surge in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh, [...]
International Youth Day: Battling the stigmatization of teen pregnancy in Thailand
Young mothers in Thailand are receiving support to overcome the [...]
COVID-19: WHO tracking EG.5 ‘variant of interest’
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently tracking several COVID-19 [...]
UNHCR warns of deteriorating health conditions in Sudan
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued a warning on Tuesday [...]
‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar bats for children’s education, nutrition
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and legendary Indian batsman [...]
Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF
Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to [...]
Real influencers: Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV
To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, [...]
DREAMWORKS TROLLS AND THE UN LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHIER EATING AND MORE SUSTAINABLE LIVING
DREAMWORKS TROLLS AND THE UN LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHIER EATING [...]
The Power of Partnerships
New diseases have been emerging at the unprecedented rate of one a year for the last two decades, and this trend is certain to continue. We look at a small fraction of past pandemics and outbreaks, and the importance of solidarity, international cooperation and partnerships to prevent, detect and respond to these global challenges, while we tackle the immense challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives
New World Health Organization (WHO) guidance will help countries [...]
WHO calls for urgent action to end TB
First-ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB provides historic [...]
The end of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the time to prepare for the next one
Op-ed by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization [...]
‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines
People everywhere need to cut down on their consumption of [...]
Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs
Mental health remains one of the most neglected global health [...]
90 per cent of the planet is breathing in polluted air – World Health Organization
Air pollution claims seven million lives a year, UN [...]
UN health agency working to boost malaria prevention and control in north-eastern Nigeria
The United Nations health agency estimates that if more funds are secured, up to 10,000 lives in Nigeria could be saved by November through targeted steps in malaria prevention and control.
Breastfeeding is ‘smartest investment’ families, communities and countries can make – UN
Kicking off World Breastfeeding Week, the United Nations today stressed that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants and mothers, investment shortcomings impede the practice.
Ahead of World Day, UN agency says fight against hepatitis ‘gaining momentum’
On the eve of World Hepatitis Day, the United Nations health agency released a study that reveals efforts to eliminate the disease are gaining momentum globally.