Pathogens such as the coronavirus can travel around the world at a speed that too often outpaces governments’ ability to detect, treat, cure, and prevent diseases. Even the best-funded health care ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), leading worldwide health initiatives and projects where they are needed, both nationally ...

Doctors and aid workers say President Trump’s proposal to empty Gaza of its inhabitants is raising concern about those who ...

Fares had been working in three clinics run by Médecins du Monde, or Doctors of the World, offering free health care to the ...

Press Release - Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to ...

The World Health Organization (WHO ... Various of pedestrians, traffic; Dodoma, Tanzania - Recent: 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Erasto Sylvanus, director, Emergency Preparedness and Response ...

WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is threatening funding for critical health programmes like HIV/Aids and tuberculosis in different ...

Argentina's president has ordered the country's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday. President ...

FILE - Argentina's President Javier Milei arrives to speak at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates cancer mortality in sub-Saharan Africa could nearly double by 2030. Recognizing the importance of early detection, AstraZeneca has launched initiatives to ...

A non-governmental organization (NGO ... NGOs rely primarily on volunteers while others support a paid staff. The World Bank identifies two broad groups of NGOs. Operational NGOs, which focus ...