health News
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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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Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO
A day after the United States reported its first human death from…
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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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Syria: UN teams support cholera vaccination in northeastern camps
In northeast Syria, UN teams pressed ahead with a lifesaving cholera vaccine…
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WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing…
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Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’
A UN report says Israel’s claims that Gaza hospitals are being used…
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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…
