Georgia: Malaria-free certification ‘a huge milestone worth marking’
The country of Georgia has been certified malaria-free following a [...]
What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter?
When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves [...]
WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that [...]
It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world [...]
Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO
A day after the United States reported its first human [...]
Syria: UN teams support cholera vaccination in northeastern camps
In northeast Syria, UN teams pressed ahead with a lifesaving [...]
Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’
Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in [...]
WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, [...]
Last hospital in northern Gaza out of service following raid
The last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, Kamal [...]
Health needs in Syria worsen amid winter conditions
Health challenges in northwest Syria have escalated due to harsh [...]
Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief
In a message commemorating Friday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, [...]
Syria: UN health agency launches $56.4 million appeal to meet critical needs
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched a [...]
Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis
Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with [...]
Winter rains and aid obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans
Nearly one million Gazans risk spending winter without adequate shelter [...]
Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency
Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 [...]
Underinvestment threatens universal health coverage goals
Coinciding with Universal Health Coverage Day on Thursday the World [...]
UN health agency approves ‘groundbreaking’ TB test
A potentially “groundbreaking” new test for tuberculosis (TB) has been [...]
‘War on drugs has failed, completely and utterly’: UN human rights chief
The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and [...]
Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch
Every year, the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview is [...]
World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’ by 2030
Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is [...]