health News
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Taliban backs WHO polio vaccination campaign across Afghanistan next month
The vaccination campaign will begin on 8 November, and will be the first in over three…
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Football star Didier Drogba signs with WHO, as new Goodwill Ambassador
Mr. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will promote WHO’s top tips on how physical activity can lead to a healthier and…
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COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
New data from the UN health agency highlighted how years of global…
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Step up, urges WHO as figures reveal 1 in 4 adults don’t exercise enough
Where opportunities do exist, older adults or people with disabilities may simply not…
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COVID-19 deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports
Agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the death toll from the…
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WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics
The proposed members of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins…
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WHO advisory group recommends COVID-19 booster shot for immunocompromised people
The recommendation follows a four-day meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of…
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Make mental healthcare for all a reality, urges Guterres
Reminding that millions of people face grief over lost family members and…
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UN health agency issues definition of post COVID-19 condition to aid treatment
The emerging illness, which is also referred to as “long COVID” among…
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World misses most 2020 mental health targets: WHO
Released on Friday, the latest edition of the Mental Health Atlas ‘paints a disappointing…
