WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) established on 7th April 1948 which is now celebrated as the world Health day every year. A world health theme is chosen every year to focus attention on a specific aspect of public health of that year.

The objective of WHO is Attainment of highest levels of health by all people. It is a part of but not sub-ordinate to united nation (UN). It has its own constitution own governing body and budget. Switzerland is the part of World Health Organization (WHO) but not the UN. It helps in prevention and control in specific diseases like small pox and now polio it also helps in the development of health services.

Improvement of family and environment health, maintenance of health statistics like the international classification of dieses (ICD) which is upgraded every year. Promotion of Bio Medical research maintenance of health literature and information and cooperation with other global health organization

After COVID, WHO defines disease spread ‘through air’

The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what… Read More

WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza

Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn… Read More

WHO urges Israel to drop Rafah invasion plan ‘in name of humanity’

UNITED NATIONS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Sunday implored Israel “in the… Read More

Growing cancer burden masks inequity among rich and poor nations

There were an estimated 20 million cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer deaths in 2022,… Read More

WHO team calls Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital a ‘bloodbath’

The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israel's bombardments, is… Read More

WHO urges immediate humanitarian aid for Gaza

The World Health Organization's (WHO) executive board on Sunday adopted a resolution on tackling the… Read More

Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza: WHO

More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if its… Read More

Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital turned into ‘death zone’, WHO says

A humanitarian assessment team visited Al Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza and saw signs of… Read More

Gaza’s dire health crisis: WHO spox says ‘begging for a ceasefire’

UNITED NATIONS: The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday expressed concern for hundreds of thousands of… Read More

Hospitals in Gaza at ‘breaking point’, warns WHO

UNITED NATIONS: Hundreds of thousands of besieged Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship… Read More

Pakistan, WHO sign MoU to support Universal Health Coverage Programme

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)… Read More

WHO condemns Israel’s orders for evacuation of hospitals in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22… Read More

WHO holds first traditional medicine summit

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization opened its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday,… Read More

Only four nations doing enough to stub out smoking: WHO

GENEVA: Only four countries -- Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Turkey -- have adopted all… Read More

WHO warns of dengue risk

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that cases of dengue fever could reach… Read More

WHO’s cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen

LONDON: One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a… Read More

WHO says toxic syrup risk ‘ongoing’, more countries hit

There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization… Read More

WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a "historic agreement" marking a dramatic shift… Read More

WHO declares end to mpox public health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was ending a near year-long global… Read More

Karachi risks losing migratory birds as ‘fueling spots’ shrink

Urban Forest Clifton, a 120-acre stretch of forestry land on Karachi coast, attracts several species… Read More