Could a global pandemic of bird flu, which has hit birds and cattle in the United States, spread widely to humans?
12-year-old Zakaria es-Sersek is a volunteer medic at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza.
Dozens of bodies have been found at al-Shifa Hospital after the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers following a two-week raid
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‘heartbroken’ by killing of engineer Emad Shehab.
WHO chief Tedros says children in Gaza are dying of malnutrition and urges Israel to facilitate the entry of more aid.
UN staff who helped evacuate critically wounded patients from Gaza’s Nasser Hospital describe ‘appalling’ conditions.
After days of being refused entry by Israeli forces, a team of UN doctors was allowed into Nasser Hospital in south Gaza
There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050.
WHO chief Tedros joined world leaders at the Davos summit to discuss strategies for the next potential pandemic.
Alternating between justifications and claims of adhering to the rules of war, Israel wants to continue its war on Gaza.
After a year of milestones and challenges in global public health, our quest to achieve ‘Health for All’ continues.
The new variant has spread across 41 countries as the WHO categorises it as a ‘variant of interest’.
The UN agency describes the situation as ‘beyond catastrophic’ with patients begging for food and water.
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Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes resolution will be starting point for further UN action on crisis.
