More people at risk of death from disease than bombings in Gaza: WHO GENEVA: There is a risk that more people could die from diseases than from bombings in Gaza if the enclave’s health... Published 28 Nov, 2023 03:33pm
World ‘Extremely concerned’ about those left in Al Shifa Hospital: WHO GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that it was working on further evacuations from... Published 24 Nov, 2023 06:14pm
World WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported... Published 23 Nov, 2023 11:45am
World WHO voices concern over spread of disease in Gaza GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Friday it was very concerned about the spread of disease of Gaza as... Published 17 Nov, 2023 03:23pm
World UN, Red Cross alarmed over raid at Gaza hospital GENEVA: The United Nations and the Red Cross voiced alarm Wednesday after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest... Published 15 Nov, 2023 02:53pm
World Largest Gaza hospital ‘not functioning’ amid Israeli assault GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function and fatalities among patients are... Updated 13 Nov, 2023 05:35pm
World WHO says it has lost communication with its contacts in Al Shifa hospital in Gaza The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it has lost communication with its contacts in Al Shifa... Updated 12 Nov, 2023 10:42pm
World Gaza health crisis deepens for the chronically ill as war intensifies Tahreer Azzam, a nurse at Makassed Hospital in east Jerusalem, has been caring for young, desperately-ill... Published 08 Nov, 2023 11:48am
Print WHO, Pakistan sign MoU on health sector ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar witnessed the memorandum of understandings (MoU) signing... Updated 07 Nov, 2023 09:16am
World Bangladesh PM’s daughter takes WHO top job, denying nepotism NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization on Wednesday selected the daughter of Bangladesh’s prime minister to be its... Published 01 Nov, 2023 07:02pm
World Situation in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’: WHO chief GENEVA: The situation in the Gaza Strip is spiralling out of control, the head of the UN health agency warned on... Published 18 Oct, 2023 01:04pm
World WHO says Gaza mass evacuation would be ‘disastrous’ GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday that a mass evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip would be... Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am
World Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record DHAKA: More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever since the start of the year, official figures... Published 02 Oct, 2023 11:53am
World WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: FT GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of... Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:08pm
World Flood-hit Libyan city facing long recovery as search for missing goes on DERNA: Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes of the... Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:24am
World Morocco survivors seek aid as earthquake toll passes 2,100 MOULAY BRAHIM: Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water... Updated 10 Sep, 2023 09:39pm
World WHO holds first traditional medicine summit NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization holds its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with warnings... Published 17 Aug, 2023 11:04am
World Weight-loss drug cuts risk of heart attack, strokes: Novo Nordisk COPENHAGEN: Danish pharma group Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a... Published 09 Aug, 2023 11:52am
World India probes bribery claim in toxic syrup tests NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in... Published 14 Jun, 2023 09:54am
World WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord GENEVA: A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the... Published 22 May, 2023 12:02pm
World India considers policy change after cough syrup deaths NEW DELHI: India is considering a change to its pharmaceutical industry policy after cough syrups made in the... Published 18 May, 2023 12:53pm
World Sudan’s rival forces agree to protect civilians but no ceasefire KHARTOUM: Sudan’s warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian... Published 12 May, 2023 11:08am
World WHO experts weigh up whether world ready to end COVID emergency LONDON: A panel of global health experts will meet on Thursday to decide if COVID-19 is still an emergency under the... Published 04 May, 2023 10:37am
World WHO says risk ‘moderate’ after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a... Published 02 May, 2023 03:17pm
World Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners flee KHARTOUM: A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained... Published 26 Apr, 2023 10:31am
World Malaria cases spike in Malawi, Pakistan after 'climate-driven' disasters What we've seen in places like Pakistan and Malawi is real evidence of the impact that climate change is having on malaria, says a global health chief Updated 24 Apr, 2023 12:50pm
World Little let-up in Khartoum fighting despite Sudan truce declaration KHARTOUM: Sporadic shelling rang out late on Friday in Sudan’s capital even though warring factions announced a... Published 22 Apr, 2023 11:13am
World China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of... Published 07 Apr, 2023 10:10am
World IAEA chief arrives at Ukraine nuclear plant held by Russia KYIV: The UN atomic watchdog chief arrived Wednesday at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a rare visit... Updated 29 Mar, 2023 05:41pm
World The flying hospital bringing Ukraine’s wounded west ON BOARD A BOEING 737 MEDEVAC PLANE: You can see the pain held just in check in the faces of Ukraine’s war wounded... Published 29 Mar, 2023 10:39am
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