Health

For the second year, the UN is commemorating this ancient practice, which is proven to help improve personal well-being and mental health. “When attention deficit is so great, meditation is absolutely essential,” Indian spiritual leader Gurudev Ravi Shankar said Friday at an event at UN headquarters to mark World Meditation Day. “Nearly 500 universities around […]

Exploring evidence-based uses of traditional medicine, such as ginger to treat nausea, is one of the topics of the second World Health Organization (WHO) Summit on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), taking place this week in India. While most WHO member states report that 40 to 90 percent of their populations use traditional medicine,

This agreement marks the first time that governments have committed to tackling chronic diseases – such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes – alongside mental health, recognizing their growing impact on lives and economies around the world. Clear objectives for 2030 Noncommunicable diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide, while mental health problems

The prevalence of undernourishment in the region fell to 6.4 percent in 2024, from 7 percent in 2023, marking a significant improvement, according to the report. This progress translates into 25 million people escaping hunger in just one year. Progress is uneven, however, with nearly 80 percent of people living in South Asia at risk.

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, 2023, when Palestinian armed groups attacked communities in southern Israel, triggering a large-scale military attack on the enclave. The OHCHR said 94 percent of Gaza’s hospitals were damaged or destroyed, leaving

Influenza and other respiratory viruses are surging, Dr. Wenqing Zhang, head of the global respiratory threats unit at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management, told reporters in Geneva. This year is marked by “the emergence and rapid expansion of a new subclade of the AH3N2 virus”. The new variant

Meeting on November 27, the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reviewed 31 major studies published between 2010 and August 2025. The analysis looked at data from several countries and looked at both vaccines in general and those containing thiomersal – a preservative sometimes used to prevent contamination in multidose vials. “Positive security profile”

This is according to Shyama Kuruvilla, director of the WHO Global Center for Traditional Medicine, established in 2022 to harness the potential of these systems for health care and well-being. “With half the world’s population lacking access to essential health services, traditional medicine is often the closest or only care available for many people,” Kuruvilla

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