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MoHAP launches 'Mental Health 360' campaign in collaboration with AbbVie

Jan 13, 2026

Emirates News Agency
MoHAP launches 'Mental Health 360' campaign in collaboration with AbbVie

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...


UN Reports Nearly 48,000 Measles and Dengue Cases in Yemen in 2025

Jan 13, 2026

Yemen Online
UN Reports Nearly 48,000 Measles and Dengue Cases in Yemen in 2025

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,...


Yemen: One child killed or injured every day on average in 2025 as child casualties surged

Jan 13, 2026

Save the Children
Yemen: One child killed or injured every day on average in 2025 as child casualties surged

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...


Egypt’s healthcare sector shows measurable progress as perceptions begin to shift

Jan 12, 2026

Egypt Today
Egypt’s healthcare sector shows measurable progress as perceptions begin to shift

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...


One health, one future: The critical role of Bangladesh’s veterinarians

Jan 11, 2026

The Daily Star
One health, one future: The critical role of Bangladesh’s veterinarians

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...


“It was tragic”: Women and health workers in Sudan describe fleeing El Fasher

Jan 10, 2026

UNFPA
“It was tragic”: Women and health workers in Sudan describe fleeing El Fasher

“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...


Transitioning to Midwife-Led Models of Care in Afghanistan

Jan 09, 2026

International Confideration of Midwives
Transitioning to Midwife-Led Models of Care in Afghanistan

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...


1000 days of war deepen the world’s worst health and humanitarian crisis

Jan 09, 2026

WHO EMRO
1000 days of war deepen the world’s worst health and humanitarian crisis

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...


When heat drains growth: The human cost of rising temperatures in Bangladesh

Jan 08, 2026

The World Bank
When heat drains growth: The human cost of rising temperatures in Bangladesh

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...


IOM Chief Visits Algeria to Strengthen Partnership on Migration Management

Jan 08, 2026

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
IOM Chief Visits Algeria to Strengthen Partnership on Migration Management

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 FACE MORE STORMS AND DISEASE AS NEW YEAR STARTS

Jan 08, 2026

Save the Children
CHILDREN IN GAZA FACE MORE STORMS AND DISEASE AS NEW YEAR STARTS

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...


US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized

Jan 08, 2026

BBC News
US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized

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...


Empowering Women Through Menstrual Health in the Hills

Jan 07, 2026

UNDP
Empowering Women Through Menstrual Health in the Hills

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...


Afghan Health Minister Highlights Crucial Role of Private Sector in Improving Healthcare Services

Jan 07, 2026

Atlas
Afghan Health Minister Highlights Crucial Role of Private Sector in Improving Healthcare Services

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...


4.4 Million at Risk: Action Against Hunger Responds to Somalia’s Worsening Drought

Jan 07, 2026

Action Against Hunger
4.4 Million at Risk: Action Against Hunger Responds to Somalia’s Worsening Drought

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...


First digital BHU becomes operational in Islamabad

Jan 07, 2026

Dawn
First digital BHU becomes operational in Islamabad

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,...


Fear of deportation brings deadly consequences for Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Jan 07, 2026

MSF
Fear of deportation brings deadly consequences for Afghan refugees in Pakistan

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...


Against the odds: Pakistan's health heroes protecting girls from cervical cancer

Jan 06, 2026

WHO EMRO
Against the odds: Pakistan's health heroes protecting girls from cervical cancer

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)...


MoHAP releases National Health and Nutrition Survey 2024-2025

Jan 06, 2026

Emirates News Agency
MoHAP releases National Health and Nutrition Survey 2024-2025

- 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...


Cheaper drinks will see a rise in noncommunicable diseases and injuries

Jan 13, 2026

WHO
Cheaper drinks will see a rise in noncommunicable diseases and injuries

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...


South Carolina measles cases jump by nearly 100 in two days, sharpest rise yet

Jan 11, 2026

Reuters
South Carolina measles cases jump by nearly 100 in two days, sharpest rise yet

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 Future of Health Service Delivery in the African Region: Proceedings from the Health Policy Laboratories on Primary Care, Hospitals, and Health Oversight in Africa

Jan 09, 2026

WHO AFRO
The Future of Health Service Delivery in the African Region: Proceedings from the Health Policy...

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...


Global health’s defining test

Jan 09, 2026

Al Jazeera
Global health’s defining test

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,...


WHO releases updated recommendations on HIV clinical management

Jan 07, 2026

World Health Organization
WHO releases updated recommendations on HIV clinical management

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...


Alarms raised as Trump’s CDC cuts number of suggested vaccines for children

Jan 06, 2026

Al Jazeera
Alarms raised as Trump’s CDC cuts number of suggested vaccines for children

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...