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The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls for $135 million over the next six months. more
Sweden reords first mpox case,WHO supports African efforts to combat disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.

WHO alerts COVID-19 is making worrying comeback amid summer surge

COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.

WHO may soon send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples.

Sudan: 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher where supplies running out, warns WHO

Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in the North Darfur capital El Fasher without enough food, water or medical support, the World ...

Nearly 1.8 billion adults at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity, shows WHO report

New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022.

WHO confirms half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats

A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving the food environment for 3.7 billion people, or 46 ...

World Health Organization announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the ...

WHO report suggest record increase in sexually transmitted infections

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the world, UN health agency WHO said in a new report on Tuesday.

WHO releases list of drug-resistance bacteria which is threatening human health

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into criti ...