Health

In partnership with the UN-backed Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), they launched the “End Polio” campaign in the run-up to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) which begins in Morocco on December 21. “Polio is a disease that we just have to take seriously,” said Naby Keïta of the Guinea national team who plays […]

Aksonethip Somvorachit spoke with PK Press Club on the challenges she faced as staff focal point for PSEA. “Early in my career at the UN, I took on the responsibility of serving as the focal point for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). I acted as a confidential contact for anyone raising a

“Promise that you will take your medication for life,” Mishra told PK Press Club on Monday in a message marking World AIDS Day. “Your medication is your greatest protection“, she added. Yet the global HIV response for the more than 40 million people living with the disease faces its biggest setback in decades, UNAIDS –

The mosquito-borne parasitic disease is both preventable and curable, but it remains a serious and deadly global health threat – killing hundreds of thousands – primarily among young children and pregnant women, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. The WHO’s latest annual update shows impressive progress since 2000: the intervention has saved an estimated 14 million lives

The guidelines focus on GLP-1 therapies – drugs such as liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide – and offer conditional recommendations on how they can be used safely as part of long-term treatment. Living with obesity More than a billion people worldwide live with obesity, responsible for 3.7 million deaths in 2024. Without stronger action, WHO warns

“Sometimes I feel like the world isn’t made for people like me,” Shiminenge says, his voice firm despite the weight of the words. In Gbajimba, in north-central Nigeria, the 32-year-old lives daily in a camp for internally displaced people that offers little space, security or accessibility for people with disabilities. Around her, tents stretch out

New modeling shows that if program coverage halves, an additional 1.1 million children could contract HIV and 820,000 more could die from AIDS-related causes by 2040, bringing the total toll among children to three million infections and 1.8 million deaths. Even maintaining current service levels would still result in 1.9 million new infections and 990,000

Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain underimmunized after years of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Measles remains one of the most contagious respiratory viruses,said Dr Kate O’Brien, Director of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO. “One person can infect up to 18 others. Many people think that measles is not

Launching its report on World AIDS Day 2025, Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS responseUNAIDS said international aid had fallen sharply, with OECD projections showing external health financing could decline 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared to 2023. The impact was immediate and severe, particularly in low- and middle-income countries heavily affected by HIV. “The

Today – amid a fragile ceasefire and the devastation of her country – she takes to the soccer field not only as a player, but also as a symbol of resilience and hope. For Farah, football is more than just a game: it’s a new beginning, a way to reclaim one’s identity and a bridge