#World Health Organization

KINSHASA: (Health Desk) - The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed 600 lives, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. The UN health agency said that…

NEW YORK: (News Desk) - Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched another effort to finalize the unfinished section of the global pandemic treaty, with the recent Ebola outbreak adding fresh urgency…

KHARTOUM (News Desk) – At least 120 people have died and 1,102 suspected cholera cases have been reported in Sudan since May, as the country grapples with a worsening health emergency amid its prolonged civil conflict, the World Health…

GENEVA: (Web Desk) - More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 as an intense heatwave continues to grip the continent, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Temperatures have exceeded 40°C in…

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that the risk to the general public from a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship remains “extremely low,” as evacuation efforts are being prepared for…

DHAKA: (Web Desk) - Bangladesh has recorded its first death from the Nipah virus in 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday. The victim was a woman aged between 40 and 50 from northern Bangladesh who fell ill on…

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Saturday rejected the United States’ stated reasons for withdrawing from the agency, calling the criticisms “untrue” and warning that…

Islamabad (Nadeem Ch) - A devastating investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has exposed a massive governance and ethical collapse at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), leading to the termination of a £40.5 million overseas…

LAHORE: Despite ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the risk of the virus spreading in Lahore persists after poliovirus was once again detected in the city’s sewage, officials confirmed on Thursday. According to health authorities, sewage…