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The WHO and UNICEF report shows that while Europe has made strong progress in reducing child mortality, many children and ...

The Philippines has seen only minimal improvement in life expectancy over the past two decades, with a data scientist ...

For decades, global health governance was shaped by aid flows, multilateral institutions, and shared norms of solidarity. Countries received funding, technical assistance, and essential commodities ...

SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad and Iran, with particulate matter about 15 times the level ...

According to World Health Organization data, more than one billion people live with a mental disorder. Depression alone affects 5.7% of adults. Bipolar disorder affects about 1 in 150 adults (40 ...

The World Health Organization wants the power to run the world. In three weeks, it will make its bid for global control. The World Health Assembly, the 194-member body governing that organization, ...

“Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to digital tech devices to enhance health and wellness across the globe.

Public health has changed dramatically in the 75 years since the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1948, 55 member states came together to promote health, keep the world safe and serve ...

As part of his blitz of executive orders, President Trump delivered on a promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. The Trump White House accuses the WHO of mishandling ...