Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A...

Nearly 50% of people aged 12-35 years – or 1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure...

International Food Safety Conference opens with call for greater global cooperation Greater international cooperation is needed to...

The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria,...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development helps us to imagine a better world, one where there is peace, partnership and prosperity for...

By the time Kambale Kombi Vianey arrived at the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in late...

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled over the New Year to Ebola-affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the...

Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick every year and need specialized care to survive, according to a new...

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffic deaths continue to rise, with an annual 1.35 million...

Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution...