The Latest Breaking News from WHO

Over 1.4 million affected by Cyclone Freddy that could be declared the longest ever in recorded history

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing:

Recent deaths linked to drugs made in India underline the need for a global framework for quality control and swift cross-border action when things go wrong

Once more, we’re talking about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Five deaths and three further cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported in the country’s north-west

Move over, viruses: Fungal infections (and even fungal pandemics) are a real thing

Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

On World Oral Health Day which fell on Monday, WHO urge Southeast Asian countries to accelerate implementation of the region's new Action Plan for Oral Health 2022–2030, which aims to ensure that everyone, everywhere in Southeast Asia can enjoy the highest attainable state of oral health, with a focus on…

The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull – aka Posie Parker – has put the spotlight on the tension between free speech and protecting vulnerable communities. In particular, it raises questions about Immigration New Zealand’s role in limiting who can visit and speak in Aotearoa New Zealand.