“Enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of every human being,” said Richard Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the occupied Palestinian territory. “The Palestinian health system suffers the consequences of longstanding displacement, refugeehood and occupation. Public revenues, health expenditure, and ultimately ...

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of increasing deaths and collapse of the essential services amid worsening battle in Sudan.

“Recent political talks have raised new hopes that lasting peace might finally be achievable in Yemen,” Dr. Annette Heinzelmann, who heads the WHO’s Yemen Health Emergency Team, told a UN press conference.

WHO spokesperson Margaret told a UN press conference that according to figures from the government in Sudan, 413 people have died and 3,551 injured in the conflict.

A total of 270 people had been killed in violence between the Army and a paramilitary group, WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said at a global health webinar from Geneva, adding that amid the fighting, there were "disturbing reports of some health facilities being looted and others being used for military purposes".

Palestinian families have urged the rights groups, international organizations for help to save lives of the sick prisoners in Israeli jails.

Health attacks occurred in the context of major incursions by Israeli forces into Palestinian towns and refugee camps and a rise in violence carried out by Israeli settler groups, it said.

55 nations found to be at risk for shortage of health employees

‘I expect this to at least double over the coming days, as we get a better assessment of the massive scale of this crisis and the needs,’ says Hans Kluge WHO Regional Director for Europe

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday that nearly 26 million people in Turkey and Syria have been affected by the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Progress at risk of stalling in eliminating trans fat, which continues to kill people, warns world health body

During a meeting in Ramallah, PA Health Minister, Mai Al-Kaila, condemned the continuous Israeli aggression on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and demanded that the United Nations take serious steps to facilitate the movement of Palestinian patients and medical staff between cities.

More than 16,000 cases now reported in 75 countries, territories, says WHO chief

Crisis underscores 'desperate need for pan-European action to effectively tackle climate change,' says WHO Europe head.

'Excess deaths' figure more than double 6.2M confirmed virus deaths.

The event welcomed students in different fields of health and medicine at the university, as well as experts and specialists from a myriad of backgrounds, and provided a platform for keynote speeches by WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Iran Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain, University Chancellor Dr. Alireza Zali, and Deputy Minister for Public Health ...

The findings have prompted WHO to highlight the importance of curbing fossil fuel use and taking other tangible steps to reduce air pollution levels.

The Omicron variant is leading to a “period of quiet” and a possible end to the pandemic in Europe, health officials say

In Melita Vujnovic' words, it was too early for humanity to relax