Health

The warning comes in a report from the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) office in Europe, where AI is already helping doctors spot diseases, reduce administrative tasks and communicate with patients. The technology is reshaping how care is delivered, data is interpreted and resources are allocated. “But without clear strategies, data protection, legal protections and […]

As climate talks continue in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, governments, UN agencies and partners have adopted the Belém Health Action Plan, which emphasizes addressing health inequalities. For updates on all the action and Pakinomist coverage so far, go to our dedicated page here. A planet headed for ‘intensive care’ The adoption took place

This Friday, for World Diabetes Day, the UN is highlighting how the disease affects pregnancy, in line with this year’s global theme of managing diabetes “across the life stages”. The organization has also launched its first ever global guidelines on how to manage diabetes before, during and after pregnancy. “These guidelines are based on the

So far, eight possible cases have been reported in the Southern Ethiopia region, and laboratory investigations are underway to determine the exact cause. Health workers are among those who have been infected, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet. What is viral hemorrhagic fever? Viral hemorrhagic fever is a group of epidemic diseases

Cases are on a downward trajectory for the first time since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. But a new report reveals that while progress has been made in the global fight against the disease, funding gaps are putting hard-won gains at risk. Funding gaps threaten progress “Declines in the global burden of TB and advances in

Issuing a warning that children’s sense of stability and security has been eroded as essential everyday services have collapsed, humanitarians insist that young Gazans will need “sustained, long-term efforts to recover”. According to assessments of child safety partners carried out in September, shared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),

The fuel is needed to power machinery for critical operations including water, sanitation, hygiene, health and debris clearance. Education, nutrition and protection work will also be possible thanks to the diesel delivery, OCHA said, noting that three-quarters of the total went to the south and a quarter went to the north. The latest UN data

“Health facilities are where the vulnerable seek healing. But without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, for many people, expected care can become unintended harm,” said Dr. Hans Kluge, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe. Dr. Stressing that the healthcare system “is being tested like never before”, Kluge insisted that strengthening it is an

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

Estimates show that one in five children under the age of three are either zero-dose or have forgotten vaccinations due to the war, putting them at risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. The catch-up campaign aims to inoculate these children against measles, mumps and rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, polio, rotavirus and pneumonia.