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Scientists say new data suggests the Covid-19 pandemic may have originated from animals, not a laboratory. AP

Gene data suggests raccoon dogs had part in Covid pandemic origin

CoronavirusMarch 17, 2023

As the WHO launched its flash appeal, it warned the tragedy was only going to get worse. AP

WHO launches $84.5m appeal for 'unprecedented' quake disaster

MENAFebruary 17, 2023

A health worker outside an isolation ward where Marburg virus patients in Angola were treated in 2005. Reuters

Cameroon finds two suspected cases of Marburg virus

WorldFebruary 15, 2023

Indian officials have suspended the licence of drug maker Marion Biotech. EPA

WHO issues alert over Indian cough syrups linked to child deaths

WorldJanuary 12, 2023

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 09, 2022 a general view of a treatment room with the transparent medical intervention wall at the newly installed makeshift Ebola Treatment Unit with 32 beds, also to be used as a research centre for Ebola strains and vaccine trial, in Kampala. - Uganda on January 11, 2023 declared an end to an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that emerged late last year and claimed the lives of 55 people, the World Health Organization and the country's health minister said. (Photo by Badru KATUMBA / AFP)

Uganda's Ebola outbreak is over, sparking 'great hope' for future

AfricaJanuary 11, 2023

A mother and daughter in Iferouane, Niger. The UN has identified vast inequalities between the Sahel region and elsewhere. AFP

UN: Children in sub-Saharan Africa at highest risk of early death

WorldJanuary 10, 2023

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, has called for Beijing to provide more information on China's Covid-19 infections. AFP

WHO urges China to share more data on Covid-19 infections

CoronavirusDecember 31, 2022

Cough syrups in Banjul in October. Indian authorities are investigating cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World Health Organisation said they could be responsible for the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. AFP

India probes medicine linked to child deaths in Uzbekistan

AsiaDecember 29, 2022

Sir Jeremy Farrar has said it is important to stay 'open minded' about a lab leak although a natural origin of coronavirus is still the most likely scenario. Reuters

WHO appoints Sir Jeremy Farrar as chief scientist despite Covid controversy

WorldDecember 13, 2022

The World Health Organisation office in Geneva, Switzerland. Reuters

WHO changes name of monkeypox to 'mpox'

HealthNovember 28, 2022

Seven million people are dying each year of climate change-related causes. the WHO says. AFP

Human cost of failing to check climate change unimaginable: WHO official

Cop27November 16, 2022

A medical worker administers oral cholera vaccinations in the Akkar district of northern Lebanon. EPA

Lebanon launches cholera vaccination drive

LebanonNovember 13, 2022

Syrian women and children at a cholera awareness session by Unicef at a Syrian refugee camp in northern Akkar province, Lebanon, in October. AP

Suffering of Lebanon's cholera patients - aged 4 and under

WeekendNovember 11, 2022

A patient suffering from TB receives medical treatment at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA

Tuberculosis cases and deaths increased during pandemic

HealthOctober 27, 2022

In Iraq, more than 60 per cent of healthcare workers have been partially vaccinated though only about 40 per cent have been fully vaccinated. EPA

Large numbers of Middle East healthcare workers remain unvaccinated, says WHO

HealthOctober 25, 2022

Akjemal Magtymova, the World Health Organisation's representative in Syria. AP

WHO 'disturbed' by reports Syria director paid for parties and gifts

SyriaOctober 24, 2022

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