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Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

Malnutrition rates reach alarming levels in Gaza, WHO warns

Malnutrition rates reach alarming levels in Gaza, WHO warns

WHO operations compromised following attacks on warehouse and facility sheltering staff and families in Gaza

WHO operations compromised following attacks on warehouse and facility sheltering staff and families in Gaza

WHO on the ground at Islam Qala on 7 July 2025, providing critical health support to vulnerable returnees and families in need

WHO calls for urgent support to meet the health needs of record numbers of women and children at Afghanistan’s borders

Uniting to tackle substance use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Uniting to tackle substance use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Your guide to a healthy Umrah and Hajj

Your guide to a healthy Umrah and Hajj

People in Gaza starving, sick and dying as aid blockade continues

People in Gaza starving, sick and dying as aid blockade continues

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025

World Immunization Week 2025

World Immunization Week 2025

Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures – On World Health Day WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures – On World Health Day WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

World Health Day 2025

World Health Day 2025

Ramadan 2025: A time for health. A time for giving

Ramadan 2025: A time for health. A time for giving

WHO and King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre expand life-saving health interventions with new agreements at Riyadh Humanitarian Forum

WHO and King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre expand life-saving health interventions with new agreements at Riyadh Humanitarian Forum

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners transferred five pediatric patients - four cancer patients and a patient with second degree burns - from Al-Ahli hospital to Nasser Medical Complex.

International Childhood Cancer Day

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Poliomyelitis

WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Poliomyelitis

WHO calls for global action on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025: Unite. Act. Eliminate.

WHO calls for global action on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025: Unite. Act. Eliminate.

The ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but immense challenges lie ahead to restore the health system

The ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but immense challenges lie ahead to restore the health system

Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following a raid yesterday and repeated attacks since October

Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following a raid yesterday and repeated attacks since October

WHO’s Region of the Americas and Eastern Mediterranean Region sign an agreement to enhance access to medicines

WHO’s Region of the Americas and Eastern Mediterranean Region sign an agreement to enhance access to medicines

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WHO Representative and teams during a visit with provincial authorities to evaluate the impact of a recent cloudburst in Dalori Bala village, Swabi District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gates Foundation and WHO partner to meet the health needs of 465 000 people affected by floods in Pakistan

27 August 2025

Four-month-old Walid Al-Ahmad smiles after receiving treatment at the Paediatric Clinic in Kurin Health Centre, Idlib. Photo credit: WHO

Paediatric care in Kurin offers families a lifeline

27 August 2025

At a WHO-supported clinic on the Islam Qala border, health professionals provide emergency medical care to a returnee child. Photo credit: WHO Afghanistan

WHO Afghanistan receives vital support from OCHA to strengthen health services

26 August 2025

Dr Fares Kady speaks with a surgical resident at Aleppo University Hospital as he checks on a child injured by unexploded ordnance

On World Humanitarian Day, health workers in Syria carry hope forward

19 August 2025

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