Funds to go to 36 emergencies, including Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza, says health body chief

Recognition must translate into direct public health benefits, says BPOM chief

Dr Tedros hopes Washington will return to active participation in UN body in near future

Weak tax systems keep harmful products affordable as health systems face financial pressure from preventable NCDs, injuries, says UN body

Global Polio Eradication Initiative plans to focus more on surveillance, vaccination in transmission high-risk areas

Over 600,000 died from disease last year, but prevention measures managed to save up to 14m lives

Not all doom, gloom as lenacapavir's introduction this year marks 'transformative intervention' in treating decades-long pandemic

Authorities scale up response after doctor, nurse in contact with patients die

Global health body calls for Palestine’s Rafah border crossing to reopen

Tedros Ghebreyesus also calls for solidarity from all countries and for all routes to be opened

New Delhi hardens stance against pleas for reprieve extension following spate of child deaths from toxic medication

Dr Dzulkefly says tragedies like MH370 disappearance, Batang Kali landslide have lasting impacts

Fight not over as industry fights back with new nicotine products aggressively targeting youths, warns WHO

Booze industry players claim that better policies backed by science needed as UN body seeks to introduce tougher rules targeting alcohol

Health agencies confirm safety of paracetamol for expectant mothers

Over 300 deaths from starvation since October 2023, says D-G Tedros

Conflicts, mass displacement, natural disasters, climate change have exacerbated disease's spread, says UN agency

Average rate in 1990 of 10.33 suicides per 100,000 people drops to 7.24 in 2021

Minister cites 19-year-old suffering heart attack as example, urges public to practice healthy lifestyles

Different ministries must help to train the 50,000 people needed as caregivers under 13MP