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Sexual violence in Sudan triggers health crisis: UN

GENEVA – The widespread use of rape and other sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan has spurred a massive mental health...

Final talks begin on missing piece for pandemic treaty

GENEVA – An extra week of negotiations to complete the crucial missing piece of an international agreement on handling future pandemics kicks off Monday...

Ayos Health Card breaks ‘insurance stigma’ with immediate coverage for Pinoys

Despite national efforts toward universal health care, a massive "protection gap" leaves millions of Filipinos vulnerable. Private HMO penetration in the country remains stagnant...

WHO sends 1st convoy from hub to Beirut

GENEVA – The World Health Organization has sent a first overland convoy of medical equipment bound for Beirut from its global emergency logistics hub...

WHO chief nixes US reasons for withdrawing as untrue

GENEVA – The head of the UN’s health agency during the weekend pushed back against Washington’s stated reasons for withdrawing from the World Health...

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...
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