Health
A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda “As a female coach, the girls trust me,” she said. “They tell me things they can’t tell anyone else, about pressure to undergo ...
Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises, released on Friday by an alliance of UN agencies, the European Union (EU) and partners, finds that 266 million ...
For every generation, vaccines work and they have saved over 150 million lives: WHO 24 April 2026 Health Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives, as ordinary people chose ...
WHO says billions saw health gains in 2025 despite funding cuts “The Results Report 2025 shows that with support from WHO and partners, countries have delivered tangible benefits for millions of people,” said WHO Director-General ...
Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn The joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds that extreme heat is already causing ...
Long hours, stress and harassment are causing hundreds of thousands of early deaths, says UN labour agency 22 April 2026 Health More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to risks such ...
Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000 The findings come in the first-ever detailed analysis of immunisation targets in Africa, published on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine ...
Lebanon: Health system overwhelmed following a ‘horrific’ day of Israeli strikes WHO Representative in Lebanon Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar spoke to UN News from Beirut and said that Wednesday marked “one of the deadliest single days ...
From misdiagnosis to medical bias: Why women are living longer but not better Across the world, UN data shows, women are still less likely to be taken seriously, accurately diagnosed, or appropriately treated. From misdiagnosis ...
‘We watched them die before our eyes’: Sudan health workers helpless amid medical shortages “We had to watch two of the babies die before our eyes,” said Dr. Hasan Babikir, describing the death of premature ...
