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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1 billion to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access healthcare.
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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that cuts to international aid and persistent funding gaps are undermining the global health system.
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For the first time ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) is providing recommendations for healthy and nutritious food in schools around the world.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a detailed statement regretting the United States decision to leave the UN agency, and declaring that it will leave both the US and the world less safe as a result.
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Beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most of the world 鈥� helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer and injury, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
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Sudan鈥檚 protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the world鈥檚 most severe humanitarian crises, with hunger, displacement and the collapse of basic services exacting a daily toll on civilians.
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A flood of questions drowned Jeanette in thought after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Would she be unable to conceive a child? Would she have to enter menopause at the early age of 31?
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From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), offering cautious optimism at the close of a year marked by both breakthroughs and strain.
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Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows, even as the pandemic has officially ended.
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The war in Sudan has been tearing the country apart for almost 1,000 days, putting the country鈥檚 health system under intolerable pressure. The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting widespread disease outbreaks, severe shortages, malnutrition and rising deaths.
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Meditation, which has its roots in religious, yogic and secular traditions from various civilisations, calls for living in the present moment.
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While the Asia and Pacific region has made notable progress in reducing hunger, persistent challenges remain in addressing malnutrition, food insecurity and unequal access to healthy diets, a new UN report published on Wednesday concludes.
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World leaders meeting at the UN General Assembly have adopted a historic global declaration to tackle noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions together, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday.
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Amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground - but vaccination remains the 鈥渕ost effective defence鈥�, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.
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Gaza鈥檚 health system for mothers and newborns has been 鈥渄ecimated鈥�, the UN said on Thursday, with Israeli attacks destroying almost all hospitals, cutting off medical supplies and driving sharp rises in maternal deaths, miscarriages and newborn fatalities amid mass displacement and hunger.
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A World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), following a new review of global scientific evidence.
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The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now use traditional medicine.
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Supporting colleagues facing potential sexual exploitation or abuse (PSEA) in the workplace, may start with small acts of recognition but can have lasting positive impacts, according to a UN member of staff working in the Southeast Asian country, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the life-threatening polio virus.
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