Health

“Health facilities are where vulnerable people seek healing. Yet without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, for too many people, expected care can turn into unintended harm,” said Dr Hans Kluge, World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe. Stressing that health care is “put to the test like never before,” Dr. Kluge insisted that strengthening […]

The development comes 11 months after the country’s devastating civil war ended with the overthrow of the Assad regime by opposition forces loyal to new President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. Today, as Syrians return home in growing numbers, the shattered country faces chronic shortages of foreign investment, medicine, electricity and equipment. According to the WHO, only 58

Estimates indicate that one in five children under the age of three have not received any doses or been vaccinated because of the war, putting them at risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. The catch-up campaign aims to vaccinate these children against measles, mumps and rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, polio, rotavirus

Healthcare aid from abroad is expected to see a 30% to 40% drop this year compared to 2023, according to the United Nations health agency. This has already led to reductions of up to 70 percent in key health services in some of the 108 low- and middle-income countries outlined in a new WHO report.

The study, released Monday ahead of G20 meetings later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, shows that unequal access to housing, health care, education and employment puts millions more people at risk of disease. The report released by UNAIDS – the global agency dedicated to ending AIDS and HIV infection – reveals that inequalities not

Mercury is a toxic metal that can harm the brain, lungs, kidneys and immune system. It is particularly dangerous for children and pregnant women. Mercury pollution often results from industrial activities, including small-scale gold mining, and can travel long distances through the air and water. Citizens of Minamata, Japan, suffered for decades from mercury poisoning,

This increased use reflects a major health success that has enabled millions of young people to avoid unwanted pregnancy and choose their future, but UNFPA said that “for far too many young people, the basic human right to choose whether or not to have children continues to be compromised.” “Contraceptives save lives” According to UNFPA,

Addressing heads of state, ministers and international partners, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said the current food crisis is not the result of scarcity, but of inequality, conflict and policy choices. Last year, more than 670 million people went hungry and 2.3 billion faced moderate or severe food insecurity. “Billions of people wonder where

In 1988, the international community united under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO) with the goal of eradicating polio. World Polio Day, which falls on October 24, raises awareness of the progress made and the challenges that remain to end its spread. Polio can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis, most commonly

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the cessation of hostilities but declared that “the crisis is far from over and the needs are immense”. He highlighted the toll of months of conflict: more than 170,000 people injured, including 5,000 amputees and 3,600 people seriously burned. At least 42,000 require long-term rehabilitation and 4,000 women give birth “in