health News
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World Cancer Day: closing the care gap
Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, and its…
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WHO alert over childhood cancer inequalities in Europe
The new WHO report sets out for the first time the scale…
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Redefining life-long benefits of sexual health – WHO
“This review provides a simple message: programmes which better reflect the reasons…
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Africa on track to control pandemic this year but vigilance is key: WHO
Since the first case on the continent was identified nearly two years…
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WHO highlights benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence for older people
In a new policy brief, Ageism in artificial intelligence for health, the agency presents…
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Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline
People living with the newly revealed subtype, experience double the rate of…
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UN partnership aims to combat microplastics in cigarettes
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Secretariat of the World Health…
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Putting an end to India’s oxygen crises
In May 2021, India’s hospitals were at breaking point. The country found…
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Improve resistance to neglected tropical diseases, WHO urges
In his message for the day, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said…
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COVAX delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
On 15 January 2022, a shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to…
