Tigray conflict is a health crisis for 6 million people, and ‘the world is not paying attention’: Tedros
Highlighting that there is no other situation globally in which six million had been kept…
Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all
Providing water and sanitation for everyone on the planet is one of the Sustainable Development…
‘Haitians are coming together to tackle the cholera crisis’: A UN Resident Coordinator Blog
“I visited several cholera treatment centres in the most affected neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince and saw…
The 19 life-threatening fungi listed in bid to tackle antifungal resistance
If not, then look no further than the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which has…
Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with TB last year, an increase of 4.5…
Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
“There are 5.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Tigray; that number includes…
Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO
Public health risks are increasing, driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant water and inadequate sanitation facilities,…
Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns
The first case was reported to WHO by the Ministry of Public Health on 6…
Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows
The study gives the example of Dhaka, Bangladesh, where under a scenario of very high…
Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report
It is the first to examine the implications of COVID-19 for vaccine markets and highlights…