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The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Egypt's Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP) as a WHO collaborating centre, recognising its contributions to disease surveillance,...

The Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026 opened today at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, bringing together healthcare leaders, experts and policymakers to explore the use of data, artificial intelligence and...

Iraq declared an environmental emergency over Tigris-Euphrates pollution on 24 September 2026, the latest of several responses this year. Enlil traces the pattern and what enforcement would actually...

Thousands of people in northeastern Afghanistan are receiving free, specialized treatment for infectious diseases through the Kunduz Infectious Disease Hospital, supported by the World Health...

omen in Yemen face growing risks as fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-backed government forces limits reproductive health care with some facilities providing emergency obstetric...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that funding shortages have forced it to reduce food assistance in Gaza by around one-third: half a million people will lose access to...

For many people in western Afghanistan, accessing hepatitis testing and treatment is challenging. When specialized services are far away, and families struggle to pay for transport, medical visits,...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is intensifying its programs and initiatives aimed at promoting mental health and wellbeing across different segments of society through a series of awareness and...

Bangladesh's measles vaccination programme had been a success story. But in 2025, amid political turmoil, it faltered. Its unvaccinated children are now paying the price. Bangladesh is battling to...

To mark World Mental Health Day 2026, special newspaper supplements were published across nine national newspapers in Bangladesh, helping bring mental health messages to readers across the...

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Global Deputy Spokesperson, Ricardo Pires, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva “In...

This report documents World Vision Lebanon’s emergency response from October 2023 to September 2026, tracing how assistance evolved through repeated waves of conflict and displacement. Bringing...

In the last three years in the West Bank, World Vision’s emergency response has supported children, families and communities affected by escalating violence, displacement and restricted access to...

Malnutrition and starvation rates in Gaza have reached “catastrophic” levels, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire” that aims in part...

Youns Bjijou was appointed Morocco’s new Minister of Health and Social Protection on Friday as part of the new government led by Fatima Zahra El Mansouri. He took the oath of office before King...

Benghazi – Hassan Al-Zarqa, Deputy Chairman of the Health and Environment Committee of the House of Representatives and head of the committee assigned to visit the Health Insurance Fund, held a...

Building on three decades of influenza vaccine use, Jordan is advancing efforts to establish a more structured national programme and generate the data needed to better understand coverage and...

Health Minister Abdul Hussein Al-Mousawi affirmed on Wednesday that primary healthcare and health insurance are two key pillars for developing the health sector, noting that Iraq has extensive...

For people returning to their communities after years of displacement and adversity, reintegration is about more than finding a home. It can also mean rebuilding relationships, restoring a sense of...

Many of the most serious nutrition crises for children have received less than a third of the funding needed this year, according to a new analysis by Save the Children for World Food...

Patients Die Waiting for Treatment A total of 2,027 patients in Gaza have died while waiting for treatment or medical evacuation, Medical Relief director Muhammad Abu Afash said, warning that...

Of these, more than 1 million children are expected to suffer from the most severe form of malnutrition UNICEF and Action Against Hunger, chair and co-chair of the Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster,...

Lying in her hospital cot, the 3-year-old girl roamed the room with her gray-green eyes, but her body was listless. Her mother sat by her bedside, quietly weeping. Just a few months ago, she lost...

Health Minister Musab al-Ali said the ministry’s efforts are focused on advancing healthcare transformation through implementation of the National Health Strategy 2026–2028, and gradually...

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), of which WHO is a member, today issued a Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert for Sudan. Key highlights The IPC is warning of a growing...