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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

WHO declares end to Covid-19 global health emergency

LONDON: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared an end to Covid-19 as a… Read More

Monkeypox spread: WHO team visits Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: A team from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday visited the Islamabad International… Read More

WHO team visits Islamabad airport amid monkeypox threat

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) team visited Islamabad International Airport to assess the measures… Read More

WHO warns of Sudan biohazard as lull in fighting allows more to flee

Fighting in Sudan eased overnight after the army and a rival paramilitary force agreed to… Read More

Over 400 killed, 3,500 hurt in Sudan fighting: WHO

More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 others hurt in the fighting… Read More

WHO to rehabilitate 50 hospitals in flood-affected areas

PESHAWAR: Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Sub-Office, Dr Babar Alam on Thursday said… Read More