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WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’

jeu, 05/01/2025 - 08:00
As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling disease outbreaks and posing a serious threat to public health, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. 
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Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo

jeu, 05/01/2025 - 08:00
An anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), driving up humanitarian needs and further limiting access to basic services. The escalating crisis is also widening critical gaps in healthcare and protection, amid a broader surge in infectious diseases.
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First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims

mer, 04/30/2025 - 08:00
In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by the UN are being hampered by damaged infrastructure, ongoing armed conflict and global aid funding cuts.
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Plague of rats and insects provide latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans

mar, 04/29/2025 - 08:00
After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and rodents.
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One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers

lun, 04/28/2025 - 08:00
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.
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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic

jeu, 04/24/2025 - 08:00
The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians – particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants – being deported from the Dominican Republic. 
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More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN

jeu, 04/24/2025 - 08:00
Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease. 
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Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts

mer, 04/23/2025 - 08:00
Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat. 
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Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO

mer, 04/23/2025 - 08:00
Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them to remain in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.  
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Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations

mer, 04/16/2025 - 08:00
In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption.
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Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system

mar, 04/15/2025 - 08:00
An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave.
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Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

lun, 04/14/2025 - 08:00
More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.
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Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation

lun, 04/14/2025 - 08:00
The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities.
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WHO warns of severe disruptions to health services amid funding cuts

jeu, 04/10/2025 - 08:00
Recent funding cuts have caused “severe disruptions” to health services in almost three-quarters of all countries, according to the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action plan

jeu, 04/10/2025 - 08:00
Millions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines designed to diagnose and treat the disease more effectively, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. 
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Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality

dim, 04/06/2025 - 08:00
Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN agencies warned in a new report that calls for greater investment in midwives and other health workers.
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World Health Day: Focusing on women’s physical and mental health around the world

dim, 04/06/2025 - 08:00
Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls.
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World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise

ven, 04/04/2025 - 08:00
A global surge in cholera is threatening vulnerable people from Angola to Myanmar, fuelled by conflict, natural disasters and climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls

mer, 04/02/2025 - 08:00
Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk.
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Guterres calls for greater equality and inclusion as world marks Autism Awareness Day

mar, 04/01/2025 - 08:00
Although people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still face significant challenges. 
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