World Health Organization (WHO)
Time to form a national cancer control strategy
Rising cases of cancer pose a big threat to Bangladesh
Leave no one behind in Sudan
Trapped Bangladeshis must be rescued without delay amid ceasefire uncertainty
World should push for peace in Sudan
Otherwise, we might have another major humanitarian crisis on our hands
World Health Day 2023 / Let's fix primary healthcare first
Lack of career growth opportunities in upazila and rural areas, as well as concerns about personal safety and security, contribute to the reluctance of healthcare professionals to work there.
Stop killing our 'sign of life'
Better water management can nourish people's lives
Dhaka air most polluted in the world this morning
Iraq's Baghdad and Myanmar's Yangon occupied the second and third places with AQI of 238 and 193 respectively
Our half-life of choking on polluted air
What plans do we have to address the growing public health risks posed by air pollution?
World must ramp up support for quake victims
Inadequate response in Turkey and Syria is deeply worrying
Humanity must act as one to help quake survivors
Earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria calls for urgent help for survivors
WHO launches the world's first standardised platform for data collection about burns
World Health Organization (WHO) launches the first ever global platform allowing for standardised data collection from burn victims.
Addictive gaming to be recognised as disease: WHO
"Gaming disorder" will be recognised as a disease later this year following expert consensus over the addictive risks associated with playing electronic games, the World Health Organization says.
WHO chief 'rethinking' after Mugabe honour outrage
The head of the World Health Organization says that he has been "rethinking" his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador, as global outrage over the move mounted.
Nearly half of abortions 'unsafe': study
Close to half of the approximately 56 million abortions which is performed every year worldwide are unsafe, researchers says in a study.
World No Tobacco Day: Try eight tips to quit smoking
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 is the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual World No Tobacco Day. For those planning on using the day as their quit date, we've rounded up eight top tips from the WHO to make 2017 the year you successfully quit smoking.
80% of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air: UN
Over 80 percent of the world’s city dwellers breathe poor quality air, with Dhaka being the third most polluted, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warns.
WHO calls for Zika research
The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for urgent research into different strains of the Zika virus and says that health services in affected areas should be ready for potential increases in the incidence of neurological syndromes and/or congenital malformations.
Factbox: Why Zika virus is causing alarm
Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has since spread to many countries in the Americas.