Pakistan was the worldâs smoggiest country in 2025 with concentrations of hazardous fine particles known as PM2.5 up to 13 times higher than the World Health Organizationâs (WHOâs) recommended...
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination â through the Common Management Unit for AIDS, TB and Malaria â Â and the...
The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF), received a shipment of essential medical supplies at Rafik...
Four weeks into the latest escalation of conflict in Lebanon, Israelâs ongoing bombardment and the subsequent forced displacement of people is severely impacting peopleâs lives and their...
After years of displacement, many displaced Syrians are beginning to return to their home cities, determined to rebuild their lives in the rubble of war. But as the patterns of movement shift, so do...
The Government of Egypt has donated 9,500 doses of hepatitis C vaccines, valued at nearly $80,000, to Ghana in a move aimed at boosting health cooperation between the two countries. Speaking at the...
Conflict intensified across Yemen in 2025. Repeated air and naval strikes placed immense pressure on the already fragile health system. Hospitals, which were already struggling with critical...
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and other healthcare entities have highlighted the importance of mental health amid ongoing regional conflicts. MoPH has advised that anyone who needs mental...
WHO Lebanon Health Emergency Situation update #12 (20 March 2026)
An attack on a â hospital in Sudanâs Darfur region has killed at least â64 people, including 13 children, according to the head of â the World â Health Organization (WHO). In a social media...
Lebanon has been mired in conflicts and crises for decades, the worst of which was the 15 year civil war that erupted in 1975 and which divided the country into warring sectarian fiefdoms.
In the aftermath of the Afghan earthquake, the shock was immediate, 500,000 people were impacted. But five months later, people across Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar provinces are still living with...
As of February 25, 2026, airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued across the Gaza Strip, reportedly resulting in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. According to the Ministry...
Asma,* 28, carried the responsibility of caring for her five younger siblings after losing both parents. As the primary caregiver for her five orphaned younger siblings, her life was a relentless...
The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least 410,000 children in three countries,...
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is described as the worldâs most severe manufactured catastrophe, reaching a critical point in 2026. Simultaneously, the ongoing  conflict has gone through...
Since the conflict in Lebanon escalated dramatically on March 2, Israelâs intensified airstrikes across the southern region and on the suburbs of Beirut have caused deaths, injuries, and...
The World Health Organization has allocated US$500,000 from its Emergency Contingency Fund to support the health response in Iraq amid the current regional escalation and growing humanitarian health...
Triggered by escalating hostilities across the country, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate, resulting in mass displacement and casualties, with women accounting for 20 per...
In many low- and middle-income countries, national digital health teams face a familiar reality: fragmented systems, overlapping applications and growing pressure to support health workers with...
Under the theme of this yearâs World Tuberculosis Day (WTBD 2026) â Yes! We can end TB! Led by countries. Powered by people â the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for urgent and...
On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new innovations such as ...
On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region calls for accelerated, country-led action to transform TB care, decentralize services and scale...
One year ago we launched the Preparedness Union Strategy. The idea was simple: Europe must be ready for a more dangerous world. Today that is even clearer because the world around us is more...
Geneva (ICRC) - The following is a statement from ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric. War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians. Â It must stop. Every effort to...
The escalating war in the Middle East is shattering the lives of women and children across the region, with pregnant women and new mothers among the most vulnerable and people displaced and cut off...
Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in...
In 2024, the world lost an estimated 4.9 million children before their fifth birthday, alongside 2.1 million deaths among older children, adolescents and youth. Despite decades of progress, the pace...