The organization disclosed this in its new Global Status Report on Neurology, noting that common conditions include stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetic neuropathy, meningitis, and epilepsy. WHO Assistant Director-General for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control, Dr Jeremy Farrar, said, “With more than one in three people in the world living with conditions affecting their […]
The Jigawa NOA Director, Ahmad Tijjani, made the address while speaking at the 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day in Dutse, stressed the need to raise awareness on suicide and break the stigma. The WSPD commemorated has annually aims to raise public awareness about suicidal behaviours, providing worldwide commitment and action and highlighting the need to […]
The WHO announced the delivery of initial medicines to Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of a pilot project aimed at improving childhood cancer survival rates, which are below 30% in low-income countries. The project will provide treatments for around 5,000 children across 30 hospitals in six nations. With plans to expand to 50 countries, the initiative is backed by a $200 million commitment from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Argentina is also considering plans to pull out of the World Health Organization, WHO.
The World Health Organization said it was reviewing its priorities ahead of the withdrawal of its largest donor, the United States, noting the agency provides vital services to protect against health threats.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization, a body he has repeatedly criticised over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the White House hours after his inauguration, Trump said the United States was paying far more to the UN body compared […]
Israel’s army has detained the director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, as the World Health Organization said Israeli assaults on medical facilities are a death sentence for thousands of Palestinians.
The one-week session is a resumption of the 12th round of negotiations, which lasted from November 4 to 15. The talks at the World Health Organization’s headquarters in Geneva opened three years on from the decision to draft a new accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response taken in the heat of Covid-19 crisis. Concluding […]
The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the development of targeted mpox vaccine preparedness and deployment plans to ensure the efficient use of available doses.
Mary Brantuo, who represented the WHO country representative, Walter Molumbo, explained that the WHO team was in Maiduguri to commiserate with the government and the people of the state who were affected by the devastating flood. Presenting the items to the state’s commissioner for health and human resources, Baba Gana, she noted that the situation […]