WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever [...]
Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that [...]
Between fear and hope, Gazans parents line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio
If the UN-led polio vaccination campaign currently underway in Gaza [...]
UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has [...]
Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties [...]
Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds
Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, [...]
Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming [...]
UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio [...]
Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the [...]
Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women
The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated [...]
Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival [...]
WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be [...]
UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern [...]
Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need [...]
Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the [...]
UN and partners report acute malnutrition surge in Government-controlled areas of Yemen
Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in [...]
Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties [...]
UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip [...]
WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to [...]
WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that [...]