Deaths of newborn, mother expose ingrained rot in hospitals

Nearly 800 filmmakers from 106 countries had submitted short films for the 4th edition of the WHO Health for All Film Festival.

Take urgent measures to check the trend

The World Health Organisation (WHO) was founded on April 7, 1948 with a mission to promote global health and ensure the highest level of health and wellbeing for everyone. This is why April 7 is observed World Health Day every year. WHO has achieved significant milestones over the years, such as the discovery of antibiotics, the development of vaccines for polio, and the establishment of the first International Health Regulations.

Early measures would go a long way in preventing another outbreak

The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the UN agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that is endemic in west and central Africa has tended not to change.

Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Amidst increasing cases and outbreaks of measles globally, World Health Organisation (WHO) calls upon countries in South-East Asia Region to further accelerate efforts to ensure that everyone, everywhere receives the lifesaving benefits of immunisation.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidance to improve treatment of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB). WHO is recommending shifting to fully oral regimens to treat people with MDR-TB.

There is no reason to panic over the outbreak of disease at Hathazari’s Tripura Para, World Health Organisation (WHO) says after inspection.

Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank.

Today, many people are unable to get tested for diseases because they cannot access diagnostic services.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) was founded on the principle that all people should be able to realise their right to the highest

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new recommendations to establish global care standards for healthy pregnant

New Zealand will fund a multi-million dollar programme aimed at getting more children in Pacific island countries to play sport.

Worldwide, pregnancy and child birth place one of the biggest demands on national healthcare systems. Between 1990 and 2015 the number of women dying in childbirth worldwide fell 44 percent according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The World Health Organization sets up a Zika "emergency team" after the "explosive" spread of the virus.

Sierra Leone officials confirm a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the latest West Africa outbreak over.

India's capital Delhi ends a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.

Guinea is to be declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (WHO), two years after the epidemic began there.