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WHO to resume polio vaccinations in northern Gaza after temporary halt due to Israeli attacks, with efforts to reach displaced individuals and coordination...

The World Health Organization said Friday that the necessary second round of child polio vaccinations in northern Gaza would begin on Saturday, after Israeli bombing had halted the drive.

A longtime leading killer retakes the lead.

The World Health Organization’s 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world’s most infectious disease: persistent poverty in high burden countries; increased rates of infection among vulnerable populations; the inability to find and treat all missing cases; and funding shortfalls.

WHO food scientist says relying on voluntary measures to reduce salt in the country’s food supply is not enough

Pollution puffing rickshaws and barbeque restaurants were banned from operating in parts of Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore on Wednesday, as public health officials battle choking smog.

The person involved had been on holiday in Africa and travelled back to the UK on an overnight flight on October 21.

WHO reports record-high TB cases globally, urging intensified efforts to combat the disease and improve accessibility to testing.

A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995.