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The adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly on 20 May 2025 was a landmark moment in global health ...

The World Health Organization warned on Friday that cholera cases in Sudan are set to rise and could spread to neighbouring ...

Despite being declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 10 months ago, the mpox outbreak is not over. And in places like Sierra Leone, it is spiralling. Paul Adepoju reports.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has consistently warned against complacency, with Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasizing that the next pandemic "can come at any moment." ...

Almost one million preterm infants die each year across low, high and middle income countries. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a Guideline Development Group (GDG) to examine ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scotland’s chief medical officer has said he is “anxious” about the US withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and what it could mean for disease surveillance. Sir Gregor Smith said the ...

The World Health Organisation, WHO, and Nigeria’s TY Danjuma Foundation have signed a landmark $2.26 million agreement to enhance the country’s health system over the next decade. The pivotal ...

Scotland’s chief medical officer has said he is “anxious” about the United States leaving the World Health Organisation (WHO). Gregor Smith and other officials discussed Scotland’s pandemic ...

World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced ‘Unmasking the appeal: exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine ...

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