The Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health, one of the most important awards in public health, this year honours Helen Rees, a physician, a public health specialist and one of the most ...

“The flags of non-Member Observer States at the United Nations shall be raised at the World Health Organization headquarters and WHO offices following the flags of the Member States of the World ...

GENEVA, May 26 (Reuters) - The Palestinian delegation won the right to fly their flag at the World Health Organization after a symbolic victory in a vote on Monday that its envoy hopes will lead ...

The decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a resolution to establish a global framework to support the diagnosis and management of rare diseases and promote ...

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 ...

The Trump administration says the funding does not align with its policies, and says it may appeal the ruling.

all eyes have been on this year’s World Health Organization (WHO) member’s meeting due to one notable – and sizeable – absence. For the first time since 1948, the US was absent from the ...

led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use. It also promotes comprehensive measures to curtail tobacco consumption globally.

Last week, a new report from the United Nations Population Fund analyzed falling birth rates around the world. The global ...

The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions. Airport screening in the United States has ...

It comes nearly a month after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Mpox has infected an estimated 18,000 people and ...