The Latest Breaking News from the World Health Organization

The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a devastating assault by Israeli forces.

Eating lots of meat could have a negative effect on our gut microbiome, a new study has found. But how much is too much?

Head of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency says aid distribution points are a ‘sadistic death trap’

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stalls

In 2024, the World Health Organization reported a 33% global surge in stress-related illness—more than during the peak of the pandemic.

If Congress approves canceling $1 billion in federal funding for the U.N. system, experts say it will exacerbate a financial shortfall.

An expert group from the World Health Organization failed to find a definitive answer to the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins in its final report.

An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has found no definitive answer

The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases – infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases – which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 and HIV – show how the health and wellbeing of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely connected.

Researchers say people born more recently, particularly women, have lower risk at same age as their grandparents

France and Japan voted in favour of the proposal while Britain abstained