4+ hour, 24+ min ago  (711+ words) For 25 years, the world has made'significant progress in advancing women's right to health, particularly in sexual and reproductive care. Women are living longer than ever before " but they are not living better. Across the world, UN data shows, women are…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (680+ words) As violence forces tens of thousands to flee Sudan's South Kordofan state, doctors in a key maternity hospital are facing impossible choices " with too few supplies, too many patients, and lives slipping away. "We had to watch two of the…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (346+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for countries to step up action to end tuberculosis (TB) " one of the world's deadliest infectious killers " by expanding access to new diagnostic tools that can help save lives." TB is caused…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (832+ words) More than two years of unrelenting violence, displacement and loss have pushed children and young people in Palestine into what one UN official describes as a "profound mental health emergency, with girls facing heightened risks, including a resurgence in child…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (599+ words) An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday " highlighting a worrying slowdown in global progress on child survival. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (578+ words) The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing another $2 million in emergency funds to support health systems in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria as strikes against Iran by the US and Israeli continue amid counterstrikes across the Gulf and wider region…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (758+ words) Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern cosmetics and pharmaceuticals amid a surging demand for more. Ahead of World Wildlife Day, marked annually on 3 March, we're delving into why medicinal plants matter. Plants are critical…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (268+ words) The number of people in Somalia facing acute food insecurity has nearly doubled to 6.5 million since last year as hunger levels rise due to worsening drought, conflict and soaring food prices." The IPC "a"UN-backed initiative " uses a scale"from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (269+ words) After a year that saw heavy monsoon floods, prolonged drought and dry spells, and a surge in violence, 7.5 million people in Pakistan face high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition according to a report from the global hunger monitor." Immediate…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (464+ words) The detection of a newly identified recombinant mpox virus containing genetic material from two known strains underscores the need for continued genomic surveillance, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, as the overall global public health risk assessment…...