Low risk of Nipah virus spread beyond India, says WHO
WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions after the South Asian nation reported two cases of the virus infection
HYDERABAD: The risk of...
US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
The WHO is the United Nations’ specialized health agency and is mandated to coordinate the response to global health threats, such as outbreaks of mpox, Ebola and polio
WHO alarmed by health workers, civilians ‘forcibly detained’ in Sudan
The WHO counts and verifies attacks on health care, though it does not attribute blame as it is not an investigation agency
GENEVA: The World...
Pakistan Reaffirms National Commitment to Polio Eradication on World Polio Day, Honors Frontline Heroes
WHO Representative Dr. Luo Dapeng hails historic progress and underscores shared commitment to finishing the job.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif marked World Polio...
Saudi Arabia lifts global health standing with research milestones, WHO Healthy Cities
Jeddah and Madinah stand out as the first cities in the Middle East with populations of 2 million or more to receive the accreditation
Saudi...
WHO urges ‘urgent protection’ of key Gaza hospitals
The WHO said both hospitals are already operating “above their capacity,” with patients suffering life-threatening injuries arriving amid a “dire shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies”
WHO chief begs Israel to show ‘mercy’ in Gaza
Tedros said only a political solution could bring a meaningful peace.
GENEVA: Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged...
World Health Organization looks ahead to life without the US
LONDON/GENEVA: Hundreds of officials from the World Health Organization will join donors and diplomats in Geneva from Monday with one question dominating their thoughts — how to cope with crises from mpox...
New pandemic inevitable, WHO chief asserts
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated the dire consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide
GENEVA - Another pandemic will occur sooner or later and this is not a "theoretical risk" but...
Aid cuts could leave more women dying in pregnancy and birth, UN says
“One of the headline messages is that the funding cuts risk not only that progress, but we could have a shift backward,” said Dr. Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health...