Tobacco industry causing huge environmental damage, WHO warns
The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world’s biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the World…
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‘Urgency’: WHO expects more monkeypox cases globally
World Health Organization reports 92 confirmed monkeypox cases and 28 suspected ones in 12 nations as the mysterious spread continues.The World Health Organization (WHO) says it…
Kim Jong Un warns of ‘great turmoil’; 21 new ‘fever’ deaths
Limited testing capabilities suggest the numbers released are likely to represent only a tiny fraction of total cases.North Korea on Saturday reported 21 deaths and tens of…
WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million
New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported.Nearly three times as many people have died as a result of…
WHO: Africa seeing uptick in COVID cases driven by South Africa
South Africa remains the country that has recorded the most infections and deaths in Africa since the pandemic began.Africa is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases largely driven by…
WHO warns coronavirus is far from settling into endemic situation
WHO official says the coronavirus is still capable of causing huge epidemics.COVID-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large outbreaks around the…
COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus
Even as COVID-19 enters its third year as a pandemic, the world is no closer to knowing the source of the virus that sparked it all.
Just six weeks after declaring a global health…
What you should know about autism
One in 100 children has autism, according to the World Health Organization.People across the globe observe April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day – designated by the United Nations…
Infographic: Which countries have the safest drinking water?
One in four people does not have access to safe water. In low-income countries, unsafe water accounts for six out of every 100 deaths.People across the globe observe March 22 as…
WHO begins discussing when and how to declare end of pandemic
Public health experts at the World Health Organization have begun discussing how and when to call an end to the global Covid-19 crisis, exploring what would be an important…