Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

FOUND: World health organisation - You Need To See This

4 Everyday Foods That Quietly Lower High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is considered as a silent killer. It usually creates no palpable symptoms while quietly damaging our blood vessels. As a matter of fact, World Health Organisation (WHO) pointed out that in today’s world almost “600 million adults with hypertension are unaware that that…

Times Life

Prince Harry says ‘it’s ok not to be ok’ during rehab centre visit

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex described the centre’s work as ‘incredible’

The Independent UK

Harry and Meghan to visit World Central Kitchen’s Middle East headquarters

The Sussexes have travelled to Jordan at the invitation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive in Jordan for two-day tour

Amid the Andrew Windsor arrest crisis gripping the royal family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived at the World Health Organisation’s country office in Amman.

BANG Premier

Sussexes start two-day Jordan visit with roundtable summit on refugees’ needs

Harry and Meghan met World Health Organisation chiefs for a discussion chaired by the body’s director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to Sir David Nabarro, the World Health Organisation’s special envoy for Covid-19

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Sir David Nabarro, WHO’s special envoy for Covid-19, dies aged 75

The World Health Organisation’s director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was ‘deeply shocked and saddened’.

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Call for more taxes on smoking to make up cuts to global aid funding

It comes as a new World Health Organisation report says progress tackling tobacco use has seen the biggest slow-down in almost 20 years

The Independent UK

Which cities across the world have the worst air pollution and how does London compare?

In 2024, only 17% of cities met the World Health Organisation’s air pollution guideline

Evening Standard

Voices: There’s a shocking amount of sugar hidden in baby food pouches – and parents have no idea

COMMENT: Caregivers looking for convenience food for their children trust labels that promise nutrition and ‘no nasties’, writes Dayna Brackley. But the real betrayal is that brands sell products high in sugar and low in vital nutrients – under a veneer of ‘health’

The Independent UK

WHO warns Trump cuts put millions of HIV patients at risk

Exclusive: World Health Organisation says shortage of most commonly used Aids drug caused by withdrawal of US foreign aid will sabotage effectiveness of treatment for millions in a ‘recipe for disaster’

The Independent UK

Rise in ‘addictive-like behaviours’ among teenagers towards social media – study

New research found that an average of 11% of teenagers across 44 countries displayed ‘problematic’ social media use.

The Independent UK

No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer

A review of more than 5000 studies for the World Health Organisation has sought a definitive answer on whether mobile phones are safe to use.

AAP

Leishmaniasis: this neglected tropical disease is spreading fast, and Europe is nowhere near prepared

In recent decades, Europe has seen a worrying increase in cases of vector-borne tropical diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya. The climate directly affects the spread and distribution of pathogen-transmitting insects like mosquitoes and sandflies, as their life cycle and survival are linked to temperature and humidity.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Air pollution found to be above safe levels at Paris Olympic sites

Some 95 percent of sports venues in the Paris region exceed the World Health Organisation's air quality recommendations, according to a French watchdog.

The Independent UK

Scientists discover new antidote for cobra bites that could save thousands of lives

The World Health Organisation identified snakebite as a priority in its programme for tackling neglected tropical diseases

Evening Standard

UK sugar tax cut adult intake by two teaspoons a day, study finds

A drop in the consumption of sugary drinks leads to half of the reduction, the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health research finds

Evening Standard

Tube staff working on most polluted lines tend to be off sick more, study finds

Some drivers were exposed to more than twice as much dust as staff working on Tube station platforms

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

'Cool' hookah being banned by Karnataka: Serious health issues it can cause

Karnataka government has banned hookah citing 'public health and safety'. StateHealth Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao took to social media to inform the public about the decision. This decisive action is backed by alarming data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2016-17 (GATS-2), which states that 22.8 per…

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan apologises to mother of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah after her air pollution asthma death

Mayor issues 'full and unqualified apology' to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for the loss of her daughter Ella in 2013

The National (Scotland)

Scottish cities found to have 'cleanest air' in 'shocking' pollution study

GLASGOW and Edinburgh have been shown to have the “cleanest air” in a study of UK cities and towns.

Evening Standard

World Health Organisation hails Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion as ‘politically courageous’

Climate chief Maria Neira says move should be example for mayors around the world

The Times of India

Indian researchers identify circular RNA that can lead to treatment strategies against AIDS

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal) identified a specific circular RNA (circRNA) called ‘ciTRAN’, which plays a crucial role in the multiplication of the AIDS-causing HIV-1 virus within the human body. HIV remains a major global public health issue and has claimed 40.4…

The Hindu

Is India’s health research aligned with India’s health needs?

Two scientists used the World Health Organisation’s 2000-2019 ‘Global Health Estimates’ on disability-adjusted life-years to estimate the burden of diseases and the number of scientific publications (from the Web of Science database) to evaluate research efforts. They found that in most countries, health research focuses on diseases other than those…

The Conversation

Male fertility crisis: what environmental contaminants have got to do with it

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many years people tended to blame women for a couple’s infertility – especially in African countries.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Rosamund AdooKissiDebrah

36 stories

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the World Health Organization

World Health Organisation

267 stories

the World Health Organisation

186 stories

LIC

173 stories

the University of Sydney

The Greater London Authority

28 stories

National Library of Medicine

14 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.