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The feature is appearing inside the Spotify app under a new migration tile, giving users the ability to transfer playlists from multiple services, inc...
Women subjected to violence face unintended pregnancies, a higher risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections and experiencing depression, accor...
Artificial intelligence is already transforming healthcare but the World Health Organisation says that inequalities in access to care risk increasing.
One of the clearest findings was that multiple exposures compounded the risk. Children who experienced both domestic and community violence were at pa...
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the Ethiopian government's efforts, noting that the "rapid and transparent response" by the...
Gestational diabetes develops during pregnancy when the body becomes more resistant to insulin, the hormone that helps glucose move from the blood int...
The new guidelines aim to reduce health risks for both mothers and babies by providing clear, evidence-based strategies for care.
But a new report reveals that while progress has been made in the global fight against the disease, funding gaps endanger hard-won gains.
The collaboration aims to harmonise pharmaceutical regulations, boost local manufacturing, and ensure patients receive essential medicines more quickl...
According to the WHO, health aid is expected to fall by 30 to 40 per cent in 2025 compared with 2023, threatening essential health services in many lo...
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that prior to this latest attack, WHO has verified 285 attacks on healthcare in Sudan with at least 1...
OCHA said the flooding is compounding an already dire humanitarian situation in the country, which faces ongoing conflict and acute food insecurity.
Although the virus has been wiped out in most of the world, polio remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where insecurity and limited access con...
Since the outbreak was declared on September 4 in Bulape, a health zone in the central province of Kasai, a total of 64 cases have been reported, incl...
A total of 43 people have died, with most of the cases and deaths concentrated in Bulape and Dikolo, which together account for more than three-quarte...
The report links this growing resistance to the misuse of antibiotics, poor infection control, and weak surveillance systems, particularly in developi...
The UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights documented at least 53 civilians killed between October 5-8 alone in attacks across the El Fa...
The researchers focused on two types of brain cells. The first type helps control mood and how the brain responds to stress. The second type acts like...
Reconstruction will cost over $7 billion, according to WHO estimates, covering humanitarian response, early recovery and long-term rebuilding.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the tobacco industry is “aggressively targeting young people” with new nicotine products.
Kenya’s ageing population faces growing risks from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, and cancer, as reported in the 202...
WHO stressed the urgent need for fuel, medical supplies, prosthetics, and assistive devices, alongside protection for health workers. Medical evacuati...
The recognition, announced by WHO, highlights Ethiopia’s strengthened regulatory framework, ensuring that medicines, vaccines, and other medical produ...
Even where services do exist, they are often inaccessible due to costs, distance, or lack of integration with other health support. Stigma is also a s...
The global health body emphasised that autism remains a complex condition influenced by a mix of genetic and environmental factors, with no single cau...
According to WHO, NCDs, including heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes and mental health disorders, are responsible for mor...
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the disease is endemic in 78 countries, with more than 90 percent of cases occurring in sub-Saharan...
The DRC Health Ministry reports 32 suspected Ebola cases, including 20 confirmed infections and 16 deaths, with a new case 70 kilometres from Bulape r...
A native of the Jalalabad area, he knew first-hand what this new disaster would mean for the country’s northeast, where extended families all live und...
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral illness causing fever, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, and a characteristic rash that progresses to p...
