WHO reports 2.6m annual deaths attributed to Alcohol, Drug use
In a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO), alcohol consumption is responsible for 2.6 million deaths each year, ...
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2024: WHO reports 195,000 cholera cases, over 1,900 deaths worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a significant increase in cholera cases globally, with nearly 195,000 cases and over ...
WHO teams deliver supplies to hospitals in Northern and Southern Gaza
World Health Organization teams have undertaken high-risk missions to deliver supplies, with partners, to hospitals in Northern and Southern Gaza ...
Hunger, disease to lead to more deaths in Gaza — WHO
Hunger is ravaging Gaza, and this is expected to increase illness across the Strip, most acutely among children, pregnant and ...
WHO delivers health supplies to Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza
WHO staff participated in a joint UN mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December to deliver health ...
WHO officially recognizes noma as a neglected tropical disease
In a pivotal move towards addressing one of the world’s most underrecognized health challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) today ...
Universal Health Coverage Day 2023 focuses on building resilience of health systems
On Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, WHO is calling on governments to prioritize investments in building resilient health systems to ...
More revenue collection can ease out-of-pocket health expenditure – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has intensified the need for more revenue collection towards the provision of Universal Health Coverage ...
WHO releases guidelines on chronic low back pain
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain (LBP) in primary and ...
WHO approves China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization on Friday approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the first Chinese jab to ...