World WHO adopts landmark pandemic agreement Geneva – The World Health Organization’s member states on Tuesday adopted a landmark Pandemic Agreement on tackling future health... Read more 21 May
World Path cleared for WHO assembly to adopt pandemic agreement Geneva – WHO’s annual assembly is expected to adopt a landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics on Tuesday, after... Read more 20 May
World WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics Geneva – Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how... Read more 16 Apr
World African Union ‘dismayed’ US withdrawing from WHO Addis Ababa – The African Union expressed dismay on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United... Read more 24 Jan
World Kids feel less family support, more school pressure: WHO Europe Copenhagen — Youths in Europe, Canada and Central Asia feel less family support and more school pressure than before,... Read more 13 Nov, 2024
Burundi Burundi records 171 mpox cases Burundi — Burundi has confirmed 171 cases of mpox, the health minister said on Thursday, following confirmation of the... Read more 22 Aug, 2024
Countries Mpox cases rise in DRC as country awaits vaccines DRC — Mpox cases and deaths are rising in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the central African country... Read more 20 Aug, 2024
Countries Fear grips east DRC as displaced await mpox vaccine DRC — An ever-growing number of patients have been flocking to a Goma hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more 19 Aug, 2024
Countries Mpox killed 548 people in DRC since start of 2024 DRC — An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of... Read more 15 Aug, 2024
Countries Africa’s CDC declares mpox a public health emergency Kenya — The African Union’s health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak... Read more 15 Aug, 2024