Asian countries tighten airport health checks amid Nipah virus threat
Hazel Camba Countries across Asia are enhancing traveler screening at airports following the recent Nipah virus cases reported in India’s…
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WHO continues work to fight AIDS despite aid cuts
Rosemarie Zamora On the occasion of World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has asked governments worldwide to keep…
WHO pushes for sustainable self-reliance amid health aid cuts
With the challenges caused by severe cuts to health aid, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on…
Nepali female grassroots workers named WHO champions
Hyacinth Estrada Nepal's Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) have been awarded the first Public Health Champion Award by the World…
Surging screen time harms Nepali children’s development, say experts
Nepali health experts are becoming increasingly alarmed as children spend more time attached to their phones than ever…
WHO official’s visit to PNG highlights collaboration with pertinent groups
KC Maderia The World Health Organisation's (WHO) ongoing partnership with the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the National Department…
Argentina pulls out of WHO, following US move
Jacinth Banite The World Health Organisation (WHO) has to cross out another American nation from its list of members, as…
WHO unveils ‘historic’ pandemic treaty against future pandemics
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui A resounding applause broke out among the member nations of the World Health Organization (WHO) after the recent…