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...
WHO readying medical supplies for ‘huge’ Myanmar quake
WHO is coordinating its earthquake response from its Geneva headquarters “because we see this as a huge event” spokeswoman Margaret Harris said
She said the WHO would...
Doctors warn US aid cuts leave rural Afghanistan without healthcare
WHO says hundreds of health centers, clinics across country are set to close by June
Afghan health sector relies on donors as govt covers only 3% of...
Women at the forefront of polio eradication mission
War, displacement and instability are fueling the rise of preventable diseases across the Eastern Mediterranean region. But even in the most challenging conditions, women continue to make the difference between life and...
WHO facing ‘new realities’ as US withdrawal looms
“We regret the announcement by the United States of its intention to withdraw, and it was also sad to see them participating less this week,” he said
WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal
A budget document presented at the meeting showed WHO’s health emergencies program has a ‘heavy reliance’ on American cash
The document said US funding ‘provides the backbone...