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Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

The total number of fatalities linked to attacks on health facilities during Sudan's civil war surpassed 2,000 following this strike, World Health Organization chief Ghebreyesus noted.

The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.
An Iranian Kurdish man in traditional outfit walks past an anti-US billboard displayed on a building in Tehran's Valiasr Square on February 4, 2026

WHO warns ‘black rain’ in Iran after oil strikes could cause respiratory problems

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

IRGC kills protesters in hospital beds, targets medical staff, Iranian doctor tells ‘Post'

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in coversation with The Jerusalem Post.

Huckabee says US would share medical data if Israel leaves WHO


COVID is no longer global health emergency - WHO

Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but COVID-19 is here to stay, the WHO has said, even if it no longer represents an emergency.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

'High bio-hazard risk' in Sudan after laboratory seized, WHO says

The WHO's Nima Saeed Abid said technicians were unable to access the National Public Health Laboratory to secure the biological materials.

 A drone view shows smoke rising over the Khartoum North Light Industrial Area, in Bahri, Sudan, April 23, 2023, in this still image taken from video obtained by Reuters.

Elon Musk, WHO spar on Twitter over UN agency's role

Since COVID-19 first emerged, the World Health Organization has complained of an epidemic of misinformation about the pandemic.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

WHO sending medics and supplies to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone

Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland May 3, 2019

WHO doctor kidnapped in eastern Mali

The doctor was taken from his car in the town of Menaka, where Jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are active.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

Syrian health ministry says cholera death toll rises to 29

Syria said on Monday that 29 people had died of cholera in what the United Nations has called the worst outbreak of the disease in the war-torn country for years.

 Damascus, Syria, Panorama at sunset

Uganda health ministry confirms Ebola outbreak

A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.

 A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah, Guinea.

WHO 'strongly advises against' use of two COVID treatments

The two therapies were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

Herzog denounces politicization of World Health Assembly

"Such resolutions, based on falsehoods and ulterior motives, damage the work and reputation of this distinguished body, while negatively impacting on health cooperation in the region," he said.

 President Isaac Herzog speaking at the European Regional Conference of the World Health Organization, September 12, 2022.

Israel to host WHO European regional conference for the first time

During the conference, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will sign cooperation agreements in the field of health with Germany, Croatia, Cyprus and Kazakhstan.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.