Category: Health

Measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, is making a strong comeback across Europe, with Romania at the epicenter of a growing crisis. The country’s measles epidemic, which has been active for years, saw a sharp increase in cases in 2023, fueled by a combination of vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and a struggling healthcare system. […]

AstraZeneca has announced a major $2.5 billion investment to establish a new global strategic R&D centre in Beijing, marking the company’s second R&D hub in China and its sixth worldwide. This investment, which will unfold over the next five years, underscores the company’s commitment to expanding its footprint in China’s thriving life sciences sector. The […]

“We will see a …real surge in this disease – [we] will see it come back and we see people dying the way we saw them in the 90s and in 2000s,” said Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director, pointing to a “tenfold increase” from the 600,000 AIDS-related deaths recorded globally in 2023. “We also expect […]

The attack on one of the last operational hospitals in the area further deepened the ongoing humanitarian crisis sparked by the civil war between rival militaries, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which started in April 2023. Among the stolen supplies were 2,200 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food – […]

Córdoba in Argentina, Fortaleza in Brazil and Manchester in the UK picked up accolades at a healthy cities summit, co-hosted by the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vital Strategies. The Argentinian city won recognition for its policy to eliminate sugary and artificially sweetened drinks – along with ultra-processed foods – from all […]

Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD, has announced €500,000 in recurring funding aimed at improving healthcare access for Traveller children. The funding will support new projects in two of Ireland’s six Health Service Executive (HSE) regions, under the Brighter Beginnings Pilot Project. This initiative aligns with Ireland’s […]

Social housing tenants in Scotland will soon benefit from stronger protections against housing disrepair, including issues like damp and mould, thanks to the introduction of Awaab’s Law. This new legislation, named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who tragically died in 2020 due to mould exposure in his home, aims to prevent similar incidents in […]

From 1 January to 23 February 2025, a cumulative total of 70 488 cholera cases and 808 deaths were reported from 23 countries across three WHO regions. In February 2025 (epidemiological weeks 5 to 8), a total of 32 613 new cholera and/or acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) cases were reported from 21 countries, territories, and […]

Unanimously adopting resolution 2777 (2025), the 15-member council stressed the “critical importance” of a continued presence of UNAMA and other UN agencies across Afghanistan. The council also expressed appreciation for the UN’s long-term commitment to the country and its people, reiterating its full support for UNAMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General who leads […]