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The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)
May 30, 2025

The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)

WHO’s Science in 5 series*.      World No Tobacco Day – 31 May 2025 Episode #139 / May 29,...
Israeli blockade in Gaza ushers starvation, sickness & death: WHO
May 13, 2025

Israeli blockade in Gaza ushers starvation, sickness & death: WHO

Cairo/Geneva/Jerusalem, 12 May 2025: The World health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, fearing a...
Trump and the changing global order
February 25, 2025

Trump and the changing global order

The world used to be a familiar place, but then along came Donald Trump. Since the end of World War...
Countries pledge to act on violence affecting a billion children
November 8, 2024

Countries pledge to act on violence affecting a billion children

BOGOTA, 7 November, 2024: More than 100 governments today made historic commitments to end childhood violence, including nine pledging to...
56 % TB patients in India, Indonesia, China & Pakistan: WHO
November 2, 2024

56 % TB patients in India, Indonesia, China & Pakistan: WHO

MELBOURNE, 2 November 2024: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB most commonly affects...
FAO, WHO: Adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse diet is healthy
October 30, 2024

FAO, WHO: Adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse diet is healthy

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formulated principles of...
Outbreaks of Mpox & Avian Influenza raise global pandemic threat
October 14, 2024

Outbreaks of Mpox & Avian Influenza raise global pandemic threat

14 October 2024 – Recent outbreaks of Marburg virus, Mpox and the latest strain of avian influenza (H5N1) are a stark...
Alarming rates of intimate partner violence: WHO
July 29, 2024

Alarming rates of intimate partner violence: WHO

30 July 2024 — Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million...
Nearly 1.8 bn adults risk disease not doing enough physical activity
June 26, 2024

Nearly 1.8 bn adults risk disease not doing enough physical activity

GENEVA, 26 June 2024: New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did...
All eyes on Rafah
February 15, 2024

All eyes on Rafah

Following are notes from the virtual press conference held today, 14 February 2024 at WHO on the Health Situation in...