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WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, November 3, 2025, released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects...

WHO urges cities to take strategic action for healthier, fairer urban futures

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments and city leaders to transform urban areas into engines of health, equity and sustainability as the...

Fiji becomes 26th country to eliminate trachoma 

In what looks like a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a...

DR Congo discharges last Ebola patient

The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discharged on Sunday, October 19, 2025, marking an important milestone in the...

One in five adults still addicted to tobacco – WHO

The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped...

Uncontrolled high blood pressure puts over a billion people at risk – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, released its second Global hypertension report, showing that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in...

Cholera kills more people for second consecutive year – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick...

One in four people globally still lack access to safe drinking water – WHO, UNICEF

Despite progress over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services, putting them...

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Reserve for wild horses established in Sumava Mountains, near borders with Germany and Austria

A herd of wild horses ran into the new reserve in the Sumava Protected Landscape Area in the mountain...
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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have...

International Waste Pickers’ Day: Pickers seek recognition for sustainable development

Waste pickers in Lagos have called for formal recognition and inclusion in Nigeria’s circular economy drive. Mr. Friday Oku, President...

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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major...
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