U.S. Measles Outbreak Reaches Fourth Death as Pennsylvania Reports New Fatality
The measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has reached a fourth reported death, adding to growing public-health concerns in the United States...
Global Health
India Moves Closer to Indigenous Single-Dose Dengue Vaccine
India is moving closer to having its own domestically developed dengue vaccine, with the DengiAll candidate now in the final...
DRC Ebola Outbreak Shows Signs of Slowing, but WHO Warns the Crisis Is Far From Over
The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is showing some signs of...
World Sepsis Day Draws Attention to a Critical Global Health Emergency
World Sepsis Day is drawing renewed attention to one of the most serious complications that can develop from an infection,...
What Is Stunting and Why the First 1,000 Days Matter for Child Development
New Delhi, September 12, 2026: Childhood malnutrition can have consequences that extend far beyond the early years of life. One...
Childhood Cancer: Access to Effective Care Can Save Young Lives
Cancer is generally less common among children than adults, but it can still occur during childhood and create serious challenges...
WHO Reports New Measures to Strengthen Ebola Preparedness at Kenya’s Busiest Land Border
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported strengthened Ebola preparedness measures at Kenya’s Busia border, where thousands of people cross...
WHO: Southeast Asia accounted for about 34% of global new TB cases in 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the continuing tuberculosis burden across its South-East Asia Region, with new regional data...
India Receives Two WHO South-East Asia Region Awards for Public Health Achievements
NEW DELHI — India has received two major recognitions from the World Health Organization's South-East Asia Region for progress in...
WMO Warns Wildfires and Heatwaves Are Making Global Air Quality Harder to Protect
Increasingly intense wildfires and heatwaves are creating a growing threat to air quality around the world, making it harder for...
Bangladesh Dengue Outbreak Accelerates as Record Daily Hospitalisations Put Health System Under Pressure
Bangladesh is facing a rapidly worsening dengue outbreak, with the latest health data showing an unprecedented daily surge in hospital...
Bangladesh Dengue Outbreak Accelerates as Record Daily Hospitalisations Put Health System Under Pressure
Bangladesh is facing a rapidly worsening dengue outbreak, with the latest health data showing an unprecedented daily surge in hospital...
Bangladesh Dengue Outbreak Accelerates as Record Daily Hospitalisations Put Health System Under Pressure
Bangladesh is facing a rapidly worsening dengue outbreak, with the latest health data showing an unprecedented daily surge in hospital...
WHO Highlights the Role of Field Epidemiologists in Protecting Public Health
The World Health Organization on highlighted the contribution of field epidemiologists working across the Eastern Mediterranean Region and around the...
Brazil Advances Its First Fully Domestic mRNA Vaccine Toward Clinical Trials
Brazil is making progress in developing its own messenger RNA vaccine technology, with the country's first fully domestically developed mRNA...
India and Netherlands Deepen Health Partnership Through Joint Working Group
India and the Netherlands have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in healthcare, with the two countries discussing several...
CT Scanning Technology Helps Strengthen Emergency Care at Ethiopia’s Specialized Trauma Hospital
Access to advanced medical technology is making a significant difference in emergency healthcare in Ethiopia, where doctors at the country’s...
Global Initiative Launches Mpox Vaccine Stockpile to Strengthen Outbreak Response
A new international initiative to establish a stockpile of mpox vaccines was launched on August 27, with the goal of...
Ebola Outbreak Expands Across Congo as Health Authorities Intensify Emergency Response
EBOLA AI Generated Image Kinshasa, August 31, 2026: Health authorities and international organizations are intensifying efforts to contain a rapidly...
Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults, Major Study Finds
Oxford, A vaccine primarily designed to prevent shingles may have an unexpected connection with better heart health, according to a...
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Expands Rapidly as Cases Reach Nearly 5,800
Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo is confronting a rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, with health authorities reporting 5,794 confirmed cases...
Uganda Declares Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Over After 42 Days Without New Cases
Kampala, August 29, 2026: Uganda has officially ended its 2026 outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus after...
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Expands Further as Health Response Faces Growing Pressure
Kinshasa, August 29, 2026: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting an increasingly serious Ebola crisis as the country’s...
WHO Names South Korea’s Global Harmonization Centre as Collaborating Centre to Strengthen Medicine Regulation Worldwide
Geneva/Seoul: The World Health Organization has expanded its international regulatory cooperation network with the designation of the Global Harmonization Centre...
Ebola Outbreak Escalates in Congo as Virus Spreads to 60 Health Zones
Kinshasa, August 28, 2026: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting an increasingly severe Ebola emergency as the outbreak...
Measles Threat Intensifies Worldwide as Nearly 11 Million Infections Are Expected in 2026
AI Generated Picture A renewed global measles surge is putting millions of people at risk in 2026, with health experts...
WHO Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy as COVID-19 Continues to Circulate
The World Health Organization has introduced updated global guidance for COVID-19 vaccination, reflecting a major change in how countries are...
WHO Updates Global COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance as COVID-19 Continues to Circulate
The World Health Organization has issued a new global position paper on COVID-19 vaccination, providing updated guidance for countries as...
Uganda Officially Ends Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak After Weeks of Surveillance
Uganda has officially brought its latest Ebola outbreak to an end after health authorities completed an extended period of monitoring...
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Accelerates as Health Authorities Warn of a Growing Crisis
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting an increasingly severe Ebola outbreak, with health authorities warning that the spread...
WHO Warns of Continued Ebola Threat in Eastern DRC as Outbreak Reaches 100 Days
Kinshasa, August 23, 2026: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached the 100-day mark, with...
Mpox Remains a Global Health Concern as Countries Strengthen Surveillance and Prevention Efforts
Mpox continues to require international attention as health authorities monitor transmission, strengthen disease surveillance and work to protect communities at...
Global Health Systems Face Growing Pressure as Conflict, Climate Shocks and Disease Outbreaks Intensify
Healthcare systems around the world are facing an increasingly complicated combination of challenges as armed conflicts, climate-related disasters, infectious-disease outbreaks...
Nigeria Faces Uncertainty Over $1.4 Billion U.S. Health and Humanitarian Aid Package
Nigeria is facing renewed uncertainty over international health assistance after reports emerged that the country could potentially miss out on...
Indigenous Health Inequality Remains a Global Concern as World Indigenous Peoples Day 2026 Is Observed
The health challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples are receiving renewed international attention on August 9, 2026, as countries and international...
BRICS Expands Health Cooperation as Countries Seek Stronger and More Resilient Healthcare Systems
BRICS countries are placing greater emphasis on international health cooperation as governments across the Global South look for ways to...
Global Hunger Falls for Third Straight Year, but Food Security Remains Fragile Across the World
Global hunger has declined for a third consecutive year, offering a measure of hope in the fight against food insecurity....
Global Cancer Burden Set to Surge by 2050 as WHO Calls for Stronger Prevention and Equal Access to Care
The world's cancer burden is entering a critical phase, with new global statistics warning that the number of people diagnosed...
WHO Highlights Growing Mental Health Challenges Among Older Adults as Global Population Ages
The World Health Organization is drawing greater attention to the mental health of older adults as populations around the world...
WHO Warns Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050, Urges Stronger Prevention and Early Detection
Cancer continues to be one of the world's biggest health challenges, and a new global assessment from the World Health...
