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“All for Health, Health for All” sets the stage for the...

As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a century, the Seventy-seventh session of the World Health...
Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa

Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa

The droughts have destroyed harvests in areas where 70 per cent of the population depends on agriculture for survival.Executive Director McCain said what she...
New research flags the urgent need for research and evidence on the impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases and malaria

New research flags the urgent need for research and evidence on...

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Task Team on Climate Change, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Malaria, in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile (RLM),...
Climate crisis fuels deadly floods, worsening hunger in Afghanistan

Climate crisis fuels deadly floods, worsening hunger in Afghanistan

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that as erratic weather on the back of the worsening climate crisis “becomes the norm”, things will...
New report flags major increase in sexually transmitted infections, 
amidst challenges in HIV and hepatitis

New report flags major increase in sexually transmitted infections, amidst challenges...

Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year, according...
Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO Listed Authorities

Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO...

WHO has approved designation of 33 national and regional regulatory authorities as WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) that can be relied on for fulfilling the...