WHO
Colombia to ban coca herbicide
Colombia announces it will stop using a controversial herbicide to destroy illegal plantations of coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine.
10 May 2015, 06:40 AM
Liberia declared Ebola-free after weeks of no cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus, as the country has had no new cases in 42 days.
9 May 2015, 10:15 AM
Ebola survivors ‘safe sex warning’
The WHO urges Ebola survivors to be even more cautious during sexual contact to ensure the virus is not passed on to their partners.
15 April 2015, 08:43 AM
Make food safe, avoid deaths
A preliminary report made public by the World Health Organisation (WHO) paints a bleak picture where 2 million people die of food-borne diseases globally.
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM