The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched the “Mental Health 360” campaign, in collaboration with the global biopharmaceutical company, AbbVie, to strengthen community awareness...
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has announced that Yemen recorded 47,817 cases of measles and dengue fever, including 281 related deaths, during 2025,...
The number of child casualties in Yemen jumped 70% in 2025, and the number of children killed doubled, with an average of one child killed or injured every day [1], Save the Children said. The number...
For years, Egypt’s healthcare system has been one of the most debated public service sectors, often assessed through the lens of pressure, resource gaps, and rising demand. While challenges...
Bangladesh’s public health story is often told through the lens of hospitals, epidemics, and human suffering. We speak of dengue seasons that grow longer, of malnutrition that persists, and of...
“In El Fasher, I couldn’t have any health check-ups because there were no hospitals left near us,” said Zainab, 26, who was pregnant during describing a brutal siege that lasted 18 months in...
Afghanistan is experiencing one of the world’s most prolonged humanitarian crises, shaped by conflict, displacement, economic collapse, and climate-related shocks. In 2023, more than 28 million...
The conflict in Sudan reaches its 1000th day, with over 20 million people requiring health assistance and 21 million desperately needing food. Nearly three years of continuous violence, severe...
Bangladesh’s remarkable progress over the past decades is a story the world has celebrated. Poverty has fallen, life expectancy has risen, and the country’s economy has grown steadily despite...
The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, has concluded her visit to Algeria from 5 to 8 January aimed at deepening cooperation with the Government of...
Children in Gaza have entered 2026 facing ongoing storms and flooding that have ripped tents and left them exposed to water-borne diseases with an urgent need for supplies to rebuild shelters, Save...
The US has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, alleging that officials destroyed a UN World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and seized "donor-funded food aid". "The Trump...
In Merung, one of the remotest unions of Khagrachari, in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, menstrual health was once a silent struggle. Limited awareness and the high cost of sanitary pads kept girls out...
The Taliban’s Minister of Public Health has emphasized the significant and complementary role of the private health sector in the country’s healthcare system, stating that providing quality...
Somalia is facing a catastrophic drought emergency, with millions of people at risk of hunger, malnutrition, and preventable death. Consecutive poor rainy seasons have left communities struggling to...
The country’s first digital Basic Health Unit (BHU) has become operational in Gokina village of Islamabad under the Federal BHU Digitisation Programme. The Ministry of National Health Services,...
At the home of a Pakistani rickshaw driver, a knock broke the silence of a cold November night, followed by a desperate plea: "My wife is giving birth. Could you take her to the hospital? If...
Riffat, Saira, Shaheen, and Naheed are 4 of the 49 000 health workers trained with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) who implemented Pakistan's first-ever human papillomavirus (HPV)...
- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in collaboration with national partners, has published the findings of the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2024-2025, presented a comprehensive...
Sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are getting cheaper, due to consistently low tax rates in most countries, fueling obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries, especially in children...
The South Carolina health department on Friday reported 310 measles cases related to the ongoing outbreak in the state, an increase of 99 since earlier this week and marking their sharpest rise in...
The global health agenda is aligned around the need for revitalization of the revitalized Primary Health Care approach [1](PHC), for the attainment of expected health results. To facilitate the...
As we look back on 2025, the world experienced a year of both remarkable achievement and profound challenge in global health. Multilateralism, science and solidarity were tested as never before,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated recommendations on HIV clinical management providing new and revised guidance on antiretroviral therapy, management of vertical HIV...
Leading medical groups in the United States have raised alarm after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under President Donald Trump took the unprecedented step of cutting the number...