World Health Organization (WHO)

Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health,…

People skills at heart of DR Congo’s long fight against Ebola

by Samir TOUNSI Agence France-Presse BUTEMBO, DR Congo (AFP) - Evelyne was one of the first victims of the Ebola epidemic…

Nine of 194 countries keeping pledge to eradicate hepatitis: summit

by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) - Only nine of 194 countries which pledged last year to eradicate…

Malaysia hit by first rabies deaths in almost 20 years

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) -- Two Malaysian children have died after contracting rabies, the country's first such deaths in almost two decades, as…

Climate change health impacts loom large

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to…

Beijing’s smoke busters point the way for national ban

by Becky Davis BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Wielding an “inspector” badge, volunteer Liu Li follows his nose as he sniffs…

Yellow fever outbreak ‘serious’ but not global health emergency: WHO

by Nina LARSON GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) -- A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Congo is of great…

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