Covid remains a pandemic, health department warns
Cape Town – The National Department of Health has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over. This came... Read more
8 May, 2023
Meningitis outbreak in Niger kills 18, says WHO
Geneva – At least 18 people in southeastern Niger have died of meningitis in the past three months, the... Read more
11 Feb, 2023
WHO doctor freed in Mali
Dakar – A World Health Organization doctor abducted in Mali has been freed, local authorities told AFP on Saturday.... Read more
5 Feb, 2023
Countries call for WHO swift action on sexual abuse
Geneva – More than 50 countries on Tuesday told the World Health Organization that they wanted perpetrators of sexual... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
WHO says billions still exposed to toxic trans fat
Geneva – Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Negotiations on global pandemic treaty to start in February: WHO
Geneva – Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
UN anxious for unfettered aid access to Tigray
Geneva – The United Nations still cannot get unfettered access to bring humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray... Read more
4 Dec, 2022
UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers
Geneva – Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said on... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Syria reports 7 dead in first major cholera outbreak in years
Damascus – Syria’s first major cholera outbreak in over a decade has killed seven people and infected more than 50,... Read more
14 Sep, 2022
WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee
Geneva – The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the... Read more
7 Jul, 2022
