Health
Uganda: Ebola deaths rise to 17

Kampala: Uganda's Ministry of Health said Ebola deaths in the country have risen to 17 from 10 registered two days ago.

Pakistan: Balochistan witnessing spike in Malaria cases

Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan is witnessing a rise in Malaria as 2,434 cases of the disease were registered from six districts of the region in the past 24 hours, media reports said ...

Haiti: Fuel crisis prompts appeal for humanitarian corridor amid cholera outbreak

New York: The United Nations and partners on Thursday called for opening a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti as armed gangs block access to the main fuel terminal amid ongoing ...

New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies

New York: Amid mounting health emergencies globally – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in Ukraine – the World Health Organization (WHO) on We ...

‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update

New York: The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head of the World Health Organization (W ...

Dementia: WHO launches blueprint to tackle generational health challenge

New York: Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which on Tuesday launched the first-ever research blueprin ...

Haiti: UN supports Government efforts to quell cholera outbreak

New York: The UN is supporting efforts by the Haitian Government to contain an outbreak of cholera following the confirmation of a positive case and the identification of other suspected ...

COVID-19: Australia to end mandatory isolation

Canberra: The Australian government has said the country will end mandatory enforcing of  Covid isolation from next month.

Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge

New York: With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion,more action is needed to tackle mental health is ...