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WHO says Australia exported listeria-tainted melons to 9 countries
Between 17 January and 6 April, Australia reported 19 confirmed and one probable case of listeriosis, all of whom were hospitalised. Seven died.
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Drug shortages cripple Angola's health service
Hours from the nearest town in Cunene province, the clinic has no first-line tuberculosis drugs, no antiretrovirals for HIV, no general antibiotics and just three anti-malarial pills.
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WHO fears complacency as progress against malaria stalls
Malaria infected around 216 million people in 91 countries in 2016, an increase of 5 million cases over the previous year, the WHO said in its annual World Malaria Report.
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Diabetes projected to be 7th leading cause of death in 2030
Experts say people need to live heather lives, this includes eating well and getting enough exercise.
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Mugabe would have rejected WHO role, says spokesman after its U-turn
His spokesman said Zimbabwe’s sole leader since independence from Britain in 1980 had only heard about the appointment via the media.
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Zim govt respects WHO decision to remove Mugabe as goodwill ambassador
Robert Mugabe was to be an ambassador against non-communicable diseases in Africa, but critics pointed to the poor state of his own country's public health system.
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WHO: Plague kills 94 in Madagascar
The outbreak already looks big when compared with the 3,248 cases and 584 deaths reported worldwide from 2010 to 2015.
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WHO: Global child and teen obesity soars tenfold in 40 years
Clear food labels on salt, sugar and fat content are needed to help consumers make “healthy choices”, a study said.
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Plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 20 – WHO
Humans bitten by an infected flea usually develop a bubonic form of plague, which swells lymph nodes and can be treated with antibiotics.
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WHO says plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 20
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters that areas affected included the capital Antananarivo and the port cities of Mahajenga and Toamasina.
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WHO: The world needs new antibiotics
The World Health Organisation has confirmed in a report that there’s a lack of new antibiotics under development.
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Syrian polio outbreak hits global effort to eradicate virus
The virus was confirmed in stools of two people who had started to become paralysed and those of a healthy child.
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WHO: At least 100,000 cholera cases reported in Yemen
Cholera broke out in Yemen on 27 April and has seen at least 789 deaths.
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7 deadly diseases the world has (almost) eradicated
There are hopes that similar declarations will be made about a number of other killer diseases, such as measles and rubella, in the coming years.
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Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom becomes first African to head WHO
The former health minister received more than half of the votes in the first round.
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WHO: Sugar tax could save thousands of lives in SA
Health experts squared off against major industry players in Parliament on Tuesday at the start of public hearings on Treasury's proposal to introduce a sugar tax.
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[OPINION] Here’s what 2016 revealed about the deadly dangers of air pollution
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that 92% of the world’s urban population now live in cities where the air is toxic.
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Officials: All hospitals in eastern Aleppo out of action after bombardments
Intense air strikes have battered the eastern part of the city since Tuesday.
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WHO declares end of Zika emergency but says virus remains a threat
Officials on WHO's Emergency Committee made clear the Zika still constitutes a global public health threat.
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WHO advises proper washing, no shaving in fight against hospital superbugs
Patients going for surgery should bathe or shower beforehand but their surgical site should not be shaved.
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Efforts to beat TB fall far short, WHO warns
TB is a highly contagious lung disease which kills more people each year than HIV & malaria combined.
