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September 24, 2025 3:02 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday dismissed claims by US President Donald Trump that taking paracetamol during pregnancy could be linked to autism. At a White House event earlier this week, Trump urged expectant mothers to “tough it...
September 18, 2025 8:59 PM
Pressure from tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food companies is stopping governments from putting in place life-saving health policies, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The United Nations will dedicate a day to tackling non-comm...
September 16, 2025 12:37 PM
The World Health Organization will recommend using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults, according to draft guidance from the agency that urged countries to take the condition seriously as a chronic disease. The WHO’s expert committee conc...
August 9, 2025 1:52 PM
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health challenge, making it the 10th country to reach this critical milestone. "I congratulate t...
August 6, 2025 12:39 PM
A study conducted by India that demonstrated the positive impact of nutrition on tuberculosis (TB) outcomes has contributed to global guidance on combating the world’s most infectious disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The agency al...
July 18, 2025 12:46 PM
Field teams from the United Arab Emirates and the World Health Organization have successfully completed the first phase of a comprehensive health assessment on Socotra Island in Yemen, conducted in close coordination with Yemen's Ministry of Public H...
July 12, 2025 5:23 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized India’s pioneering efforts in integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) with traditional medicine, particularly Ayush systems, in its first-ever technical brief titled "Mapping the Application of Ar...
July 3, 2025 9:56 AM
The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems. The Unite...
June 29, 2025 2:26 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India is making steady progress across various sectors, particularly in healthcare and social protection. He cited major milestones such as the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the country Tra...
May 6, 2025 4:42 PM
Poor social determinants of health are cutting life expectancy in low-income countries by more than 30 years, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO defines social determinants of health as conditions in which people a...
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