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USA

Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization

Trump said the WHO had failed to act independently from the "inappropriate political influence of WHO member states" and required "unfairly onerous payments" from the US that...

USA

WHO makes last-ditch effort to keep America from leaving as Trump takes over

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on Al-Wafaa hospital, according to the Palestinian civil defense, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, December 29, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Hamas-Israel war

WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike

US President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File

USA

Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal: expert

Cervical cancer claims the lives of about 5,000 women every year in Bangladesh, but studies show an almost 90% reduction in cases among girls who received the HPV vaccine. Photo: Courtesy

Health

Final phase of nationwide HPV vaccination campaign launched in Bangladesh

The hands of a patient with skin rashes caused by the mpox virus are pictured at the treatment center of Vijana Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo August 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Justin Makangara/File Photo

Health

WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents

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Health

WHO SEARO launches initiative to promote mental health at work

World+Biz

WHO, multilateral development banks launch $1.5 bln primary health financing platform

A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Health

Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days: WHO

A woman carries a child while doctors examine children at Nasser Hospital as United Nations officials are preparing to launch a polio vaccination campaign on Sunday that will rely on a series of limited pauses in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Hamas-Israel war

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children against polio during pauses in fighting

Bangladesh

Air pollution shortens life expectancy in Bangladesh by average 4.8 years: WHO

A person holds doses of Bavarian Nordic's Imvanex vaccine, used to protect against mpox virus, at the Edison municipal vaccination centre in Paris, France July 27, 2022. Photo: Alain Jocard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Health

WHO says partners can start talks to buy mpox vaccines before its approval

A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Health

WHO boss calls for $135 million to stop mpox outbreak