Over 350,000 children in low and middle-income countries missing out on cancer treatment

Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed with cancer in low…

Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound

New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, reveal signs of…

‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans: WHO

While no longer a global emergency, COVID-19’s lasting effects alongside such other threats as mpox and…

1.6 million fall ill, 420,000 die annually from contaminated food, warns UN on World Food Safety Day

Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000…

1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on obesity levels in Europe released on Wednesday, shows…

COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, declares WHO

The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end…

WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders

One in three prisoners in Europe suffer from mental health disorders, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

COVID-19 remains an international health threat: WHO

The head of the UN health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that COVID-19 is…