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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


WHO advises COVID booster shot for immunocompromised people

'The recommendation is for a third vaccination,' WHO vaccine director Kate O'Brien said.

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WHO backs rollout of first approved malaria vaccine

Malaria is far more deadly than COVID-19 in Africa. It killed 386,000 Africans in 2019, according to a WHO estimate, compared with 212,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the past 18 months.

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WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report says

More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo/.

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How can the world save millions of lives from air pollution?

World Health Organization highlights key guidelines for prevention of fatal air pollution.

 The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017

COVID-19: New 'Mu variant' from Colombia could be vaccine resistant - WHO

A number of mutations suggest that the Mu variant could resist immune defenses and possibly even have a faster transmission than other variants.

This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti

Thousands of Afghans flee from Kabul, Aug 31 may not be enough

Nearly 18.5 million people - half the population - rely on aid and the humanitarian needs are expected to grow.

 A U.S. Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides water to a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, in this photo taken on August 20, 2021

WHO: COVID booster shots should be delayed

The WHO says that COVID-19 booster shots should be delayed in favor of raising vaccine rates in other countries.

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WHO: Third COVID-19 vaccine unnecessary

The comments came just before the US said it planned to make the booster shots widely available to all Americans starting on Sept. 20 as infections from the Delta variant rise.

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World leaders show concern for Afghans, Kabul airport in chaos

The chaos at Kabul Airport is also causing a delay in the delivery of medical supplies.

 The United Nations Security Council meets regarding the situation in Afghanistan in at the United Nations in New York City.

Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan

An 18-year-old woman tested positive on Saturday after traveling by bus to Abidjan from neighboring Guinea. It is Ivory Coast's first confirmed case of Ebola in 25 years.

 Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a woman who had contact with an Ebola sufferer in the village of Mangina in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 18, 2018