The World Health Organization chief has said that countries were in a strong position to finalise the vital missing piece of ...

The head of the World Health Organization has called on the international community to work together to bolster preparations ...

The agreement was adopted after three years of negotiations, and its passage was welcomed with applause. “The agreement is a victory for public health, science and multilateral action. It will ensure ...

The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over following nearly three years of intensive response efforts ...

KINSHASA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials and ...

New report suggests the number of children vaccinated against measles globally — which declined during the Covid-19 pandemic ...

Member states of the World Health Organization voted overwhelmingly to adopt the first ever pandemic agreement, a treaty aimed at preventing, preparing for and responding to any future pandemic. After ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness at the World Health Assembly on ...

The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases – infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases – which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 ...

KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo announced the end of the country's 16th Ebola outbreak on Monday. “To date, the DRC has 53 confirmed ...

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. (WHO photo) The World Health Organization declared ...