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WHO probing Indian syrups after 66 kids die in Gambia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alert over four fever, cold and cough syrups made by an Indian company, urging people not to use them after death of 66 children in the west African n...
78mn could live with dementia by 2030: WHO
With populations ageing, 78 million people worldwide could live with dementia, a neurological disorder that robs them of their memory, by the end of 2030 the UN health agency has said.
The progressiv...
World failing to protect mental health of health care workers, says report on impact of Covid
A new report by the Qatar Foundation, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that at least a quarter of health and care workers surv...
Momen in NY: Bangladesh open to sharing its COVID-19 management experience
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has laid emphasis on sustained and significant funds injected for capacity-building of the health sector, especially in lower income countries.
He welcomed the form...
Non-communicable diseases kill a person under 70 every two seconds: WHO
Every two seconds one person under 70 dies of a non-communicable disease (NCD), the majority of them in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a new report by the UN health agency.
Th...
Covid deaths lowest since pandemic began: WHO
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a tur...
WHO launches framework to safely unlock benefits of life sciences
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued the global guidance framework for the responsible use of life sciences.
Recognising that awareness and resources will be limited in low- and middle-inco...
Onset of northern winter could see spike in Covid hospitalisations, deaths: WHO
Although Covid deaths have dropped across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, according to the UN health agency.
"We are now seeing a welcome decline in reported dea...
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WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase
The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and a possible signal the outbreak in Europe may be starting to decli...
WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia
New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to a report Thursday on the pandemic by the Wor...