Jan 16, 2025 · The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.

Jan 22, 2025 · Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a precursor to what is now the largest of its kind: the World Health ...

Jan 21, 2025 · When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health became an imperative. Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a precursor to what is now the largest of its kind: the World Health ...

2 days ago · The donated 95 laptops and 130 scanners will go to the National Referral Hospital, selected Regional Referrals, and general hospitals. This is a valuable support for the Ministry of Health ongoing work to digitize health service delivery and scale-up the electronic medical records system across all public health facilities.

Since the foundation of WHO in 1948, the world has experienced countless public health challenges threatening our health and well-being. However, numerous obstacles have been overcome and...

Jan 21, 2025 · The UN agency is also currently working to achieve its “triple billion targets”. Set in 2019, the targets are that by 2025, one billion more people will be benefitting from universal health coverage, one billion more people will be better protected from health emergencies and one billion more people will be enjoying better health and wellbeing.

3 days ago · A new Framework for health in the humanitarian-development-peace (HDPN) nexus in Africa provides a roadmap for integrating health into HDPN with a focus on countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence. It defines recommended actions in policy and planning, intersectoral coordination, budgeting and financing, service delivery, and …

Jan 21, 2025 · UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the massive potential negative impact on public health and efforts to …

Jan 3, 2025 · The UN Security Council met on Friday morning in New York to debate the collapse of health services in Gaza. The meeting was called by Algeria, the leading voice for the Arab world on the...

Jan 15, 2024 · And global health is under threat like never before. In 2023, 1,300 attacks on health care across 19 countries led to more than 700 deaths and 1,100 injuries to health workers and patients, deeply impacting the ability to address heightened health needs in crises.