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US completes process of exiting from World Health Organization

The United States said Thursday it has completed the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the agency of mishandling the...

WHO urges more taxes for sugary drinks, alcohol

Geneva, Switzerland—Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, urging countries to hike taxes to reduce consumption levels and...

Rising pollution levels push LGUs to adopt real-time air monitoring

As Metro Manila’s air pollution levels continue to exceed health standards, local government units (LGUs) are being pushed to adopt real-time monitoring systems to...

Vaccines do not cause autism—WHO

Geneva, Switzerland—A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism—contrary to theories being propagated in the United...

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...
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