Amid global polarisation, the pandemic agreement encourages cooperation | World Health Organization
For more than two years, countries of the world have worked together towards one historic and generational goal – to ensure we are better prepared…
Why has bird flu in the US spread to cows and what’s the risk for humans? | Health News
The bird flu virus, which was first reported in US poultry farms in 14 states in early 2022, has spread to cows and two humans…
Israel leaves al-Shifa Hospital in ruins and littered with human remains | Gaza
NewsFeedDozens of mutilated bodies have been found at al-Shifa Hospital after the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers following a two-week raid. Gaza’s largest medical facility has…
WHO worker and Iranian adviser among several killed in Syria air strikes | Syria’s War News
The Syrian Observatory said the villa targeted ‘served as a communications centre’ in the area. At least eight people have been killed in air strikes…
WHO chief warns the ‘future of a generation in peril’ as Gaza famine looms | Israel War on Gaza News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that only the expansion of land crossings for aid deliveries into Gaza could help prevent famine…
Israeli siege turns Gaza’s Nasser Hospital into ‘a place of death’ | Israel War on Gaza News
Officials from the United Nations who conducted evacuation missions from Gaza’s Nasser Hospital have described “appalling” conditions at the enclave’s second-largest medical facility, saying an…
WHO ‘shocked’ by what they found at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital | Gaza
NewsFeedAfter days of being refused entry by Israeli forces, a team of UN doctors was allowed into Nasser Hospital in south Gaza. They said they…
New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050, WHO predicts | World Health Organization News
There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050. The number of new…
Keeping the hope for health alive | World Health Organization
2023 was a year of milestones and challenges in global public health. In May, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency…
New COVID strain JN.1 is spreading fast. How worried should we be? | Health News
A new strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic four years ago, has been detected in dozens of countries. The World Health…
No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The UN agency describes the situation as ‘beyond catastrophic’ with patients begging for food and water. Northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital…
WHO calls for immediate passage of humanitarian relief into Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes resolution will be starting point for further UN action on crisis. The World Health Organization has agreed on…
Israel and WHO in online row over removal of medical supplies in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
An online row has emerged between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Israel after the United Nations health body said the Israeli army ordered it…
WHO concerned about al-Shifa chief detained by Israel, remaining patients | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel says the hospital director is being questioned as the WHO voices fears over the safety of dozens who are still in the facility. The…
WHO confirms monkeypox spreads sexually in DR Congo amid outbreak | Health News
The health agency’s confirmation comes amid a monkeypox outbreak in the DRC and a concerning lack of vaccines in Africa. The World Health Organization said…
What do we know about China’s new ‘mystery’ illness outbreak? | Health
NewsFeedThe World Health Organization is asking China to provide information on an unexplained outbreak of respiratory illnesses and pneumonia, particularly in children. Hospitals in multiple…
WHO asks China for more details on unexplained pneumonia outbreak | Health News
Reports that children’s hospitals in Beijing, Liaoning and other cities are ‘overwhelmed with sick children’. The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked Beijing for more…
Which of Gaza’s hospitals is Israel threatening? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel’s warplanes and tanks are circling around the Gaza Strip’s hospitals as health facilities increasingly come under attack. The assaults on hospital compounds affect not…
How bad is Gaza’s disease outbreak amid the Israel war? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
As thousands of Palestinians try to find space in Gaza’s shelters or move south for safety from Israeli bombardment, infectious diseases are sweeping across the…
Thick smog shuts down Pakistan’s Lahore, sickens tens of thousands | Climate News
Authorities shutter schools, markets and parks for four days due to the toxic air after tens of thousands fall ill. A wave of thick, toxic…