Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services said the combined death toll tied to the country’s measles outbreak had risen to 415 by May 11, after six more children died in the previous 24 hours. The total includes...
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EuroWire, GENEVA: The World Health Organization said three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the polar expedition vessel MV Hondius in the Atlantic, with one infection laboratory confirmed and five additional cases under investigation. The...
KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an end to the mpox outbreak that had remained under national emergency management for about two years, with Health Minister Roger Kamba saying the epidemic no longer met the...
LYON: Nearly four in 10 cancer cases worldwide could be prevented by reducing exposure to known, modifiable risk factors, according to a new analysis from the World Health Organization and its cancer research agency released for World Cancer...
The 78th session of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), will convene in Geneva beginning 19th May 2025. A prominent feature of this year's agenda will be a...
The United Nations has raised urgent concerns over a deepening health crisis in Myanmar, following a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country last Friday. The disaster has resulted in thousands of fatalities, injuries, and...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has inaugurated its first Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, located in India’s Gujarat state. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the integration of traditional healing practices with...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have intensified support to Uganda in response to a recent outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD), a member of the Ebola virus family. This includes facilitating access...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) primary collaboration center for traditional medicine in India has announced the annual observance of “Ayush Medical Coding and Records Day” on January 10, starting in 2025. This decision was made...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified malaria as the likely cause of a recent outbreak of illnesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), alleviating fears of a novel or unknown disease. The announcement...