Rare Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda
An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the …
An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the …
As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health O…
The official declaration of a cholera outbreak in the Aleppo region of Syria at the weekend, represents “a serious threat to…
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region…
There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vacc…
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African heal…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola medicines, in its fir…
Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deat…
The UN labour agency, ILO, says it is becoming increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures h…
The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is leading efforts to protect women and girls’ rights to give birth saf…
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunge…
Although the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history, many people most at risk are still not prot…
In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzz…
The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure t…
Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all soc…
Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, severe malnutrition. …
Scientific evidence shows that overexposure to UV radiation is the major cause of skin cancer. To help people protect themse…
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed t…
The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second…
As a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who …