Malaria: Drug resistance and lack of funding threaten progress toward eliminating a deadly disease
The mosquito-borne parasitic disease is preventable and curable, but it remains a serious and deadly threat to global health, claiming hundreds of…
WHO backs wider use of weight-loss drugs, labels obesity a chronic disease
The guideline focuses on GLP-1 therapies (drugs such as liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide) and offers conditional recommendations on how they…
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Every step is a fight:’ A Nigerian woman with a disability leads the fight for dignity and inclusion
“Sometimes it seems like the world wasn’t made for people like me,” Shiminenge said, his voice firm despite the weight of the words. In…
World news in brief: Children affected by lack of HIV funding, risks to Pakistan’s courts and exclusion of minorities
New modeling shows that if program coverage is cut in half, 1.1 million more children could contract HIV and 820,000 more could die from AIDS-related…
Global measles cases rise as 30 million children go unvaccinated, UN health agency warns
Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain unimmunized after years of disruptions related to the COVID-19…
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Global response to HIV faces worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns
Presenting its report on World AIDS Day 2025, Overcoming disruption and transforming the AIDS responseUNAIDS said international assistance has…
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Amputee footballers regain hope among the ruins of Gaza
Today, in the midst of a fragile ceasefire and the devastation of her homeland, she appears on the soccer field not only as a player, but as a symbol…
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Malaria vaccine price cut will protect 7 million more children by 2030
Under the agreement, the price of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine will fall to $2.99 per dose within a year, a reduction that is expected to save up…
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UN calls for legal safeguards for AI in healthcare
The warning comes in a report from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) office in Europe, where AI is already helping doctors detect…
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Protecting lives in a warming world: health takes center stage at COP30
As climate negotiations continue in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, governments, United Nations agencies and partners have adopted the Belém…
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