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WHO issues unprecedented global guidelines to beat infertility

GENEVA – The World Health Organization on Friday published for the first time directives to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of infertility, which...

TB Detection among Children

The group ‘Doctors Without Borders’ advocates early detection of tuberculosis and urges policymakers to adopt the WHO algorithms in their national guidelines and ensure...

Cancer specialist calls for harm reduction to combat smoking-linked diseases

A prominent French cancer specialist and former advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly advocated for harm reduction as an essential strategy...

WHO calls for urgent focus on brain health

GENEVA – The World Health Organization called Tuesday for urgently scaling up care for neurological conditions, which impact more than three billion people globally,...

PFV and GSK Call for Stronger Action to Defeat Meningitis in the Philippines 

The Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV), together with GSK Philippines, marked World Meningitis Day 2025 by calling for swift, coordinated action to align the...

US rejects WHO diseases declaration

UNITED NATIONS, New York — US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejected a United Nations political declaration on non-communicable diseases on Thursday (Friday...

Higher alcohol taxes pushed to curb harmful drinking

A lawmaker has filed House Bill 3887 to raise excise taxes on alcoholic beverages to curb excessive drinking and generate additional revenue for the...

Ex-WHO official: Harm reduction critical for Asia-Pacific tobacco control

The Asia-Pacific region has the world’s highest number of tobacco users, and a leading health expert says harm reduction is essential to saving millions...

WHO backs weight-loss drugs, urges cheap generics

Paris, France—The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for the first time on Friday,...

Experts: WHO tobacco policy ineffective as smoking rates remain high

Public health and consumer advocates have urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to rethink its tobacco control strategy, warning that two decades of efforts...

Health group urges gov’t to fast-track critical vaccine procurement

Health advocates on Tuesday urged the government to expedite the procurement and rollout of critical vaccines as the typhoon season heightens the risk of...

WHO sin tax scheme regressive, unfair burden—consumer group

The World Health Organization (WHO) suggestion to implement “sin taxes” on sweetened beverages, alcohol and tobacco to cover its budget deficit would place an...

US pulls out from WHO pandemic reforms deal

Washington, United States — President Donald Trump's administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization...

Consumer groups criticize WHO-Bloomberg’s ‘war on harm reduction’

The World Vapers' Alliance (WVA) has accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of ignoring consumer voices, while empowering influential individuals like American billionaire Michael...
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