Keywords: Global health
Belgium has officially put forward Hans Kluge as its candidate to become the next director-general of the World Health Organization, launching his campaign to lead the global health agency. Kluge, a Belgian physician aged 57, announced the nomination on Friday, expressing his appreciation for the confidence......
The World Health Organization (WHO) is aiming to bring the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under control within three months, provided that sufficient resources are made available to support containment efforts. WHO coordinator Thierno Balde said during a briefing in Geneva......
Access to adequate sanitation remains a major challenge for healthcare facilities around the world. A joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF shows that only about four in ten health facilities have basic sanitation services, meaning accessible and functional toilets that meet......
A new global analysis has highlighted a major imbalance in the use of antibiotics, with many countries consuming certain medicines beyond what their populations are estimated to need, while patients elsewhere struggle to access essential treatments. The research examined 186 countries and developed......
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the global burden of cancer could rise dramatically over the coming decades, with annual new cases projected to approach 35 million by 2050 if stronger prevention, early detection, and treatment strategies are not widely implemented. According to the......
The United Nations has warned that millions of children around the world remain outside routine immunization programs, despite modest improvements in global vaccination coverage during 2025. According to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, approximately 116 million children......
The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated that the ongoing hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship cluster could be officially declared over by July 2, provided no new cases are reported in the coming days. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, health authorities......
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests that simple and low-cost preventive health measures could generate nearly $6 trillion in global savings by 2040, while significantly improving public health outcomes and workforce productivity. The study, titled The Longevity Dividend: The Business......
The African Union has announced a $910 million funding commitment aimed at strengthening the response to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak affecting parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, according to a statement released by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The......
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