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Lebanon's hospitals may run out of vital medical supplies within days, says WHO

Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday after launching its largest attacks of the war on Wednesday.

First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Tallet al-Khayyat neighbourhood, on April 8, 2026.
The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.

Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

An Iranian Kurdish man in traditional outfit walks past an anti-US billboard displayed on a building in Tehran's Valiasr Square on February 4, 2026

WHO warns ‘black rain’ in Iran after oil strikes could cause respiratory problems

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

IRGC kills protesters in hospital beds, targets medical staff, Iranian doctor tells ‘Post'


WHO evacuates nearly 100 patients from Gaza in biggest operation yet

The World Health Organization evacuated 97 Gazans, mostly children, to the UAE for medical treatment and urged regular transfers.

  The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023.

Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be? - explainer

The WHO declares mpox a global health emergency as a new, more contagious strain spreads. Here's what you need to know.

  In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

Israel's struggle against hospital-acquired infections

Israel's hospitals face significant challenges with hospital-acquired infections, but experts are implementing strategies to improve cleanliness and reduce infection rates. Let's find out how.

 An ambulance brings a patient to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.

WHO chief Tedros says polio detected in Gaza, appeals for action

"The detection of polio in Gaza is another reminder of the dire conditions the population is facing," Tedros wrote on X.

Israel, UAE, WHO evacuate Palestinian patients from Gaza for medical treatment abroad

Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls suffer partner violence, WHO study finds

A WHO study finds 24% of adolescent girls experience intimate partner violence, with high rates in Oceania and Africa.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

WHO sends over 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

Cases of polio have declined by 99% worldwide since 1988 thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and efforts continue to eradicate it completely.

 Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..

Israeli delegation introduces amendment to WHO resolution, calls to free hostages

The original resolution at the World Health Organization (WHO) did not call for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but the Israeli delegation succeeded in amending the resolution.

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023.

WHO reports largest drop in child vaccination in around three decades

Pioneering research reveals how empathetic communication can help overcome hesitation to roll up their sleeves to protect health.

 Logo of the World Health Organization.

More than half the world faces high measles risk, WHO says

Cases last year were already up 79% to over 300,000, according to WHO data, - thought to represent just a fraction of the total.

A CHILD with measles.

Hamas: Nasser Hospital 'completely out of service' amid IDF operation

"It's gone completely out of service," the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said.

 Palestinians seen outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 24, 2023