RAMALLAH, Dec 17 — The death toll in the Gaza Strip and West Bank from continuous Israeli aggression since October 7 has rose to 19,088, with over 54,450 individuals wounded.

GENEVA, Dec 11 — World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the situation in Gaza yesterday, stating that "without a cease-fire, there is no peace." His statement came during his closing remarks at a special session of the WHO’s executive board, during...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The Health Ministry (MOH) strongly condemned the actions of Israel in ordering World Health Organisation (WHO) to relocate health supplies from the medical warehouse in south Gaza in 24 hours.

GENEVA, Dec 4 — The World Health Organisation will hold an extraordinary session of its Executive Board on Dec.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — A fortnight ago, social media was abuzz with stories about a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Cheras, sparking concern among the public.

BEIJING, Nov 27 — China's health ministry on Sunday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses in its first full winter since easing Covid-19 restrictions.

BEIJING, Nov 23  — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially requested that China provide detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — The regional directors of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Children's Fund (Unicef) and World Health Organisation (WHO) have called for urgent international action to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals in Gaza.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah congratulated Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman for being named the 'Tokoh Akademik Negara' (National Academic Figure) for 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeated the call that hospitals and other health facilities must be protected from bombardment and military use amid the ongoing Israel indiscriminate attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct 7.

GENEVA, Nov 2 —The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief on Wednesday called for a full medical and fuel aid access to the Gaza Strip.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 — Various initiatives have been taken under the Sugar Reduction Advocacy Plan to ensure that messages related to sugar and its impact on health can be shared widely.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 — The Institute for Medical Research (IMR), established in 1900, has become a hallmark of excellence in medicine and medical science in Malaysia.

GENEVA, Oct 15 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly condemned Israel’s orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating more than 2,000 patients in northern Gaza.

As an explanation for disease X which is currently the focus of many parties, Dr Muhammad Radzi said that even though the characteristics of disease X have not yet been identified, and the timing of its occurrence is unknown, health experts have expressed concerns about its impact.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is on the alert with a high level of preparedness to face the possibility of Disease X appearing in this country, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.

GENEVA, Sept 7 — The number of coronavirus infections is on the rise again in the northern hemisphere, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), reported the German News Agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will hold a meeting in the middle of June to discuss the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), following the announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that Covid-19 is no longer categorised as a global health emergency.

GENEVA, May 19 – Deaths from Covid-19 robbed people worldwide of an estimated 336.8 million years of life, according to new calculations from the World Health Organisation that attempt to demonstrate the true extent of the pandemic, reported German news agency (dpa).

WASHINGTON, May 16 — Non-sugar sweeteners do not provide any long-term benefits for adults or children seeking to lose body fat, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a newly released guideline Monday.