COVID-19
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New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending
The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Milestone: COVID-19 five years ago
Five years ago on 31 December 2019, WHO’s Country Office in China picked…
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Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General on the attack on the Sana’a airport, Yemen
Our mission to negotiate the release of the United Nations staff detainees…
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Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines
Key points: The WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition…
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Countries pledge to act on childhood violence affecting some 1 billion children
More than 100 governments today made historic commitments to end childhood violence,…
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Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation
The ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities took effect on 27 November,…
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Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk
WHO publishes its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a 38%…
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Lebanon: a conflict particularly destructive to health care
Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65…
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Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following a raid yesterday and repeated attacks since October
WHO is appalled by yesterday’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which put…
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New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes
A large proportion of healthcare-associated infections can be prevented with improved IPC…
