Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from the World Health Organization

USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began a drastic reshaping of the United States’ role in global health as part of the first 26 executive orders of his new term.

The Conversation

Mystery illness kills over 50 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A yet-unidentified illness has killed 53 people and potentially infected hundreds more in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Health Organization is investigating the outbreak.

LiveScience

Many children in Europe still die unnecessarily before age of five: WHO report

Complications related to childbirth and infections claim the lives of nearly 76,000 children under the age of five each year in Europe and Central Asia, with some health indicators showing signs of "backsliding," the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

If US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation

Donald Trump’s animosity toward multilateralism and international organizations is well known. Just hours after taking office on Jan 20, 2025, the U.S. president announced his intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization and the Paris agreement on climate change.

The Conversation

Mystery deadly disease kills over 50 people in Congo within hours; know symptoms and other details

A mysterious and deadly illness is sweeping through northwestern Congo at an alarming rate, and has claimed over 50 lives. Doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Monday that the victims succumb to the disease within just 48 hours of showing symptoms, a worrying development…

The Times of India

Middle East latest: US suspension of funds leaves UN health operations in Gaza in limbo

A U.N. official says a Trump administration move to suspend funding to the World Health Organization has frozen $46 million for its operations in Gaza

The Independent UK

First symptoms of mystery illness that killed 50 people within hours revealed

The World Health Organization says the outbreak began in the town of Boloko after three children ate a bat

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Mystery Killer Disease Strikes Fast—Over 50 Dead in Hours as Doctors Sound the Alarm

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that over 50 people have succumbed to the unidentified disease in the country's northwest as it spreads at an alarming rate.

The Fashion Central

'Now Or Never' For Pandemic Accord, Says WHO Chief After US Pulls Out

The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations.

International Business Times

Trump White House’s disengagement from HIV/AIDS response could have lethal consequences

With the endless stream of announcements, reversals, measures and countermeasures coming from the new administration of United States President Donald Trump, it has become difficult to make sense of what is just noise or opening negotiation offers and what constitutes actual policy change.

The Conversation

WHO Facing 'New Realities' As US Withdrawal Looms

The World Health Organization on Tuesday wrapped up its executive board meeting, held against the backdrop of the United States -- by far its largest donor -- heading for the exit.

International Business Times

What is Sudan virus and how similar is it to Ebola?

The Ugandan government and the World Health Organization recently confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease. The index (first-known) case of this outbreak is thought to be a 32-year-old male nurse from a hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

The Conversation

Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why

US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that the US will leave the World Health Organization. And a 90-day freeze has been placed on money distributed by the US Agency for International Development…

The Conversation

Breastfeeding and Ebola: knowledge gaps endanger mothers and babies

Breastfeeding is so important for child health that the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef recommend that babies should be breastfed within an hour of birth, be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, and then continue breastfeeding in combination with other foods for two years or more.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Top News

CDC Urges Precautions For Travelers Amid Uganda Ebola Outbreak

Stay informed about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda and follow recommended precautions for safe travel. Learn about collaborative efforts between U.S. and Uga...

Latin Times

5 Ways In Which Argentina's Milei Has Mirrored Trump

On Wednesday, Argentina announced it would follow the United States out of the World Health Organization, echoing Trump's repeated complaints about what he called the body's mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

International Business Times

Following Trump, Argentina Quits World Health Organization

Argentina said Wednesday it will quit the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump's United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body's management of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Latin Times

Argentina Follows Suit With Trump and Pulls Out of World Health Organization, Cites 'Deep Differences' Regarding COVID-19 Response

In a statement, Javier Milei's administration accused the WHO of leading them to "the longest lockdown in human history"

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump

A spokesman says President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency

The Independent UK

All the times Project 2025 has appeared in Trump’s executive orders

Trump said he doesn’t know ‘what the hell’ Project 2025 is — but there are dozens of parallels between the document and his executive order

The Conversation

US health funding cuts: what Nigeria stands to lose

US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is threatening funding for critical health programmes like HIV/Aids and tuberculosis in different parts of the world, including Nigeria.

The Conversation

Trump’s administration seems chaotic, but he’s drawing directly from Project 2025 playbook

In his first few days back in office, President Donald Trump engaged in a whirlwind of executive actions, from exiting the World Health Organization, to deploying military personnel and National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Independent UK

Watch: WHO tackles budget challenges after Trump announces US withdrawal

Watch again as the World Health Organization’s 34-member Executive Board met in Geneva to fix its next budget and discuss the UN agency's financial challenges after President Donald Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal.

Fortune

How China stacks up against the United States in health

Here's how the two countries go head to head in illness rates and a range of lifestyle categories.

The Conversation

Fiji’s HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response

In the words of UNAIDS Asia Pacific Regional Director Eamonn Murphy, rising HIV infections in Fiji “put the entire Pacific region at risk”.

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

World Health Organization

915 stories

the World Health Organization

The Heritage Foundation

The US State Department

177 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.