The Latest Breaking News from WHO

There's been some concerning news regarding viruses, one expert don't want to paint a grim picture, but he wants you to be aware.

The World Health Organization on Friday appealed for more funds to support Ukraine's health sector, which has been severely damaged by the Russian invasion. WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said the country now needed more funds to ensure that mental health services and rehabilitation could be dispensed, while…

A strain of avian influenza, H5N1, has been reported in mammals. While there's fear the virus may jump to humans next, experts say the risk is low.

The WHO called an emergency meeting earlier this week to discuss a plan of action to tackle the often-fatal virus.

South Africa is a water scarce country. Changing rainfall patterns and the escalating electricity crisis are making the situation worse. Treating and distributing water requires electricity. Some of the country’s biggest cities have had to impose water restrictions and residents in other parts have gone months without regular water supply.…

A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Türkiye on Thursday more than 10 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 42,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, as families of those still missing await news of their fate. The 17-year-old was rescued in Türkiye’s…

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria on Sunday to assist in earthquake rescue operations, as concerns grow over lack of access to the war-ravaged area.

Certain strains of the virus can kill up to 88 per cent of infected people

It is rising fast as a contender amid dramatic outbreaks among mammals, and could be far deadlier than COVID-19.