Health

The decision, announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Sunday, follows reports of both confirmed and suspected infections linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. Although the situation is serious, it does not currently meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency under the WHO’s international health regulations. As of 16 May, health authorities had […]

In a new report, the UN health agency described the “deceptive tactics” used by manufacturers to normalize nicotine use among young people. In addition to social media promotion and advertising aimed at youth, packaging of some products mimics candy or popular candy brands, increasing the risk to children. Nicotine pouches are small pouches placed between

Nearly 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries had been stranded aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship for weeks following an outbreak of Andean hantavirus, a rare but potentially fatal disease that can rarely spread between people through close contact. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the operation, coordinated under the International Health Regulations (IHR), demonstrated

The sudden drop in funding is hitting the HIV response “like a shock wave,” said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, adding that “the world is pulling back just when we need to push forward.” Many countries are unprepared to sustain programs that have previously been supported by international funding, Ms. Byanyima told reporters at

The UN’s food safety agency warns that recycled plastics and alternative packaging materials can help reduce waste, but only if recycling systems are carefully managed to prevent harmful chemicals from migrating into food. “Plastic waste is a growing global problem. Better and more efficient recycling is fundamental and is part of the solution,” said Vittorio

Independent research by the agencies paints a picture of growing inequalities that begin in childhood and continue into higher education, despite decades of global progress in school and university enrolment. An odd report card Examining the relationship between economic inequality and child well-being in 44 OECD and high-income countries, the UNICEF report found that rates

The repatriation effort, coordinated by Spanish authorities with support from the WHO, the European Union, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and several governments, marked the end of an emergency operation that has grabbed global health attention for weeks after an outbreak of Andean hantavirus aboard the vessel. As of Monday, the

The ship arrived off the Canary Islands after weeks at sea at the center of an international public health response triggered by a hantavirus outbreak that has claimed three lives. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is leading a team in Tenerife, stressed that the risk to the wider public remains low. “This is not

“During 1,534 days of war, Ukraine’s healthcare system has experienced repeated attacks,” it said. All aspects of the system have been targetedfrom primary health centers to maternity wards, ambulance teams and pharmaceutical warehouses. “This cannot be normalized” About 80 percent of the attacks hit outpatient clinics, hospitals and other care environments. They caused immediate casualties,

The results, published in The Lanceta widely respected medical journal, is based on a large-scale evaluation of the RTS,S malaria vaccine introduced in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi between 2019 and 2023. They confirm that the vaccine saves lives under real-world conditions. The study found that over the four-year period, about one in eight deaths among