World Health Organisation (WHO)
A clarion call for healthcare reform
Deaths of newborn, mother expose ingrained rot in hospitals
Bangladeshi film wins Grand Prix award at WHO’s film festival
Nearly 800 filmmakers from 106 countries had submitted short films for the 4th edition of the WHO Health for All Film Festival.
Why are C-sections on the rise?
Take urgent measures to check the trend
75 years of improving public health
The World Health Organisation (WHO) was founded on April 7, 1948 with a mission to promote global health and ensure the highest level of health and wellbeing for everyone. This is why April 7 is observed World Health Day every year. WHO has achieved significant milestones over the years, such as the discovery of antibiotics, the development of vaccines for polio, and the establishment of the first International Health Regulations.
Time to take precautions against Monkeypox
Early measures would go a long way in preventing another outbreak
No evidence monkeypox virus has mutated: WHO
The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the UN agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that is endemic in west and central Africa has tended not to change.
To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more
Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Step up efforts to eliminate measles: WHO
Amidst increasing cases and outbreaks of measles globally, World Health Organisation (WHO) calls upon countries in South-East Asia Region to further accelerate efforts to ensure that everyone, everywhere receives the lifesaving benefits of immunisation.
New recommendations to accelerate progress on TB
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidance to improve treatment of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB). WHO is recommending shifting to fully oral regimens to treat people with MDR-TB.
Why the burden of illness and health costs increasing globally?
Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank.
First-ever WHO list of essential diagnostic tests
Today, many people are unable to get tested for diseases because they cannot access diagnostic services.
Too many people are currently missing out on health coverage
The World Health Organisation (WHO) was founded on the principle that all people should be able to realise their right to the highest
Key to positive childbirth experience
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new recommendations to establish global care standards for healthy pregnant
New Zealand to fund child sport development in Pacific
New Zealand will fund a multi-million dollar programme aimed at getting more children in Pacific island countries to play sport.
Bangladesh's remarkable reduction in maternal mortality - More can be done
Worldwide, pregnancy and child birth place one of the biggest demands on national healthcare systems. Between 1990 and 2015 the number of women dying in childbirth worldwide fell 44 percent according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Zika virus: WHO sets up emergency team for 'explosive' outbreak
The World Health Organization sets up a Zika "emergency team" after the "explosive" spread of the virus.
New Ebola case emerges in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone officials confirm a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the latest West Africa outbreak over.
Delhi 'odd-even' anti-pollution car rationing trial ends
India's capital Delhi ends a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.
Guinea to be declared free of Ebola virus
Guinea is to be declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (WHO), two years after the epidemic began there.