AWANI Tonight: TB overtakes COVID as top infectious disease killer in 2023 - WHO
Tuberculosis has surpassed COVID-19 as the leading infectious disease killer in 2023, with 8.2 million new cases last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Wed Oct 30 2024
Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
Most of the cases are in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out said the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Mon Sep 23 2024
AWANI Tonight: No link between smartphones and brain cancer – study
A study backed by the World Health Organization found that exposure to radiofrequency fields from smartphones does not increase the risk of brain cancer.
Wed Sep 04 2024
Intensifying Congo conflict puts 1 mln children at risk of acute malnutrition
More than one million children are at risk from acute malnutrition in Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said.
Fri Jul 12 2024
World Health Organization trying to get access to Gaza hospital after raid
There are still critically injured and sick patients that are inside the hospital, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said.
Fri Feb 16 2024
Treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine: What's the best option for cardio at home?
The World Health Organization recommends a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity cardio per week.
Sat Oct 14 2023
How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics
Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization, with a target date of May 2024.
Tue May 23 2023
WHO declares end to mpox public health emergency
The organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022 and backed its stand in November and February.
Thu May 11 2023
WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency
COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Fri May 05 2023
WHO sees COVID posing similar threat to flu this year
THE COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said.
Mon Mar 20 2023
'Not right' for us to be key global health funder - Gates CEO
The Gates Foundation has faced criticism that it has too much power and influence in the global health realm.
Wed Jan 18 2023
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[COLUMNIST] Enforce resilience strategies against COVID-19 re-emergence
A rough estimation predicts that this year, an approximately 1.2 million tourists from China will be heading towards Malaysia, bringing along with them RM3.6 billion in tourism revenue.
Thu Jan 05 2023
We've run out of cholera vaccines, WHO official says as disease surges
The global stockpile of cholera vaccines the World Health Organization helps manage is "currently empty or extremely low".
Fri Dec 16 2022
WHO says COVID-19 is still a global health emergency
The World Health Organization said that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly three years after it was first declared as one.
Fri Oct 21 2022
Monkeypox outbreak constitutes global health emergency - WHO
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Saturday.
Sat Jul 23 2022