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MAHA Says Its Focus Is Chronic Diseases – Kennedy and Trump Actions Show Otherwise
Health Systems
Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr suspended an independent presidential run to back Donald Trump’s bid for the White House, his laser-focus ...
Animal Source Most Likely Origin of SARS-CoV2 but Missing Chinese Data Leave Findings Inconclusive: WHO Expert Group
SARS-CoV2 Origins
A four year WHO-sponsored investigation of the origins of the COVID pandemic by an international group of experts has concluded that ...
Israel Halts Gaza Aid Deliveries, Orders Open Fire on Civilians as UN Appeals to ‘Stop Shooting People Trying to Get Food’
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This story was updated to reflect new developments on Friday, 27 June.  Israel ordered a near-total halt to food and humanitarian ...
Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model
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Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, ...
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Linking Climate and Weather Data with Health: WMO-WHO Initiative Aims to Reach 80 Countries 
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Mike Ryan Steps Down as WHO Emergency Chief After Eight Years
Dr Mike Ryan, director of the World Health Organization’s emergency response division, held his final press conference Friday in Geneva ...
27/06/2025
World is Off Track to Achieve Universal Energy Access by 2030
While almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity – an improvement since 2022 – over ...
25/06/2025
WHO Deplores Iranian Attack on Major Israeli Hospital – ‘Peace is Best Medicine’
The World Health Organization decried Thursday’s direct hit by Iran on one of Israel’s largest hospitals, Soroka Medical Center, which ...
19/06/2025
Linking Climate and Weather Data with Health: WMO-WHO Initiative Aims to Reach 80 Countries 
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BREAKING – WHO Climate Change and Health Action Plan Approved after Saudi-led Effort to Shelve it Fails  
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Cross-Border Collaboration Gains Political Traction as Africa Targets Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination
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New WHO Regional Director Nominated by African Member States
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Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model
Inside View
BREAKING – WHO Climate Change and Health Action Plan Approved after Saudi-led Effort to Shelve it Fails  
Analysis
Cross-Border Collaboration Gains Political Traction as Africa Targets Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination
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New WHO Regional Director Nominated by African Member States
Africa
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