Health

New UNICEF report says 85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile, conflict-affected areas

Countries facing conflict, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are struggling to provide routine childhood immunisations leaving many children vulnerable to the resurgence of polio, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in new report. more

Hajj pilgrimage: WHO announces collaboration with Saudi Arabia on health card initiative

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new milestone digital health collaboration recently to expand the Hajj health card initiative to support th ...

Egypt is now 44th malaria-free country in the world, certifies WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants.

WHO prequalifes first vaccine for mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list.

WHO releases guidance aiming to reduce ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus seeks $135 million to defeat current mpox outbreak

The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls fo ...

Sweden reords first mpox case,WHO supports African efforts to combat disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.

WHO alerts COVID-19 is making worrying comeback amid summer surge

COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.

WHO may soon send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples.

Sudan: 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher where supplies running out, warns WHO

Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in the North Darfur capital El Fasher without enough food, water or medical support, the World ...