WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women
Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely hidden in…
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Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely hidden in…
By Dr. Martin Lukindu – The World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2023, released at the end of…
Amid devastating loss of life due to disasters and conflict, there is often unfounded fear and misunderstanding concerning…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the G20 India presidency announced a new Global Initiative on Digital Health…
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a leading cause of death in the countries where it is practised, with…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to convene the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18…
Since the beginning of February 2023, approximately 100 000 refugees arrived in Ethiopia from Somalia and “are in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) released today an updated WHO health workforce support and safeguards list, identifying 55…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in coordination with health authorities, the…
While Africa is witnessing its lowest level of new COVID-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, a…
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, the European Commission (EC) and WHO agreed to enhance strategic cooperation in…
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020,…
By Dr. Obinna Ebirim – Australia’s total population was approximately 25 million. This figure is the same number…
COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined…
On the cusp of the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022TM, partners at the World Innovation Summit for Health…
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus…
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region…
As Africa marks today the African Traditional Medicine Day, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr…
Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub…
The African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for immediate and comprehensive measures to end…
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three…