Particulate matter levels in air exceed WHO limits in majority of world's big cities
Fewer than one in five global cities met World Health Organization air pollution standards in 2024 with Central and South ...
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...
Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows
Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as ...
5 years ago, the WHO declared COVID a pandemic. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers
Another recent federal study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics in February, showed approximately 1.01 million ...
World Kidney Day 2025: All You Need To Know About This Deadly Disease - Symptoms, Risks, And Prevention Tips
One major public health concern that has been rapidly growing is the increasing rate of death due to Chronic Kidney Disease ...
What we still don't know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
Five years after the WHO declared COVID to be a pandemic, questions remain including how many people have died.
The list of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities is out. All but one are in Asia
All but one of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities last year were in Asia, a new study shows. The majority of these ...
WHO rolls out early retirement option to slash costs ahead of planned US exit
The World Health Organization is offering the option of voluntary early retirement to eligible employees as it seeks to cut ...
Six of the world's 10 most polluted cities are in one country, report shows
Six out the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India, while California has the worst air pollution in North America, a ...
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Five years ago, WHO's pandemic call shook world into action
Five years ago on Tuesday, the World Health Organization announced Covid-19 had become a pandemic -- a moment when the world ...
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I work in global health. Trump ditching the World Health Organization might be the wake-up call it needs.
One of Trump’s biggest complaints was that the agency was too slow to alert the world of an emerging health threat in China and to move to contain its spread. Local newspapers had been reporting ...