The Latest Breaking News from WHO

When COVID Authoritarianism Met Border Authoritarianism

All 194 countries in the World Health Organization imposed COVID travel restrictions. The authors of When the World Closed Its Doors argue it was a failure.

Reason · Feb 18, 2025

Legendary east London pub venue where Roxy Music and the Who performed reopens after refurbishment

Red Lion enjoyed an extraordinary heyday in the Sixties and Seventies when many bands played before going on to global fame

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025

'Now Or Never' For Pandemic Accord, Says WHO Chief After US Pulls Out

The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations.

International Business Times · Feb 17, 2025

One dead, eight sickened in Uganda’s new Ebola outbreak

Uganda’s Health Ministry has confirmed nine Ebola cases in the country.

Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2025

WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines in low-income countries

The World Health Organization launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bid to improve lagging survival rates.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2025

Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again

The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why

US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that the US will leave the World Health Organization. And a 90-day freeze has been placed on money distributed by the US Agency for International Development…

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2025

Is your teen addicted to social media? Here’s what to do

Almost half of British teens say they feel addicted to social media, but is yours?

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis

Amid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2025

Palestinians returning to ‘toxic wasteland’ in northern Gaza

Rubbish flooding the streets of Gaza City is creating new health risks, residents say.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2025