Middle East

As efforts to bring an outbreak of yellow fever in Angola under control continue, the World Health Organization is reminding all travellers to the country that they are required to receive the yellow fever vaccination […]

During World Immunization Week 2016, held 24-30 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights recent gains in immunization coverage, and outlines further steps countries can take to “Close the Immunization Gap” and meet global vaccination […]

This week marks one year since the escalation of the conflict in Yemen, where the violence has had a devastating impact on millions of innocent civilians, causing immeasurable suffering. Since March 2015, more than 6200 […]

Today is World TB Day and an opportunity for us to come together to fight a disease that causes 1.5 million deaths each year. Despite being curable, tuberculosis (TB) is now the world’s leading infectious […]

In advance of World TB Day, to be observed on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and partners to Unite to End TB. The call comes as we enter the […]

Around 10,000 exhibitors from 187 countries and territories – exhibition grounds are booked up – Maldives, the official partner country of the event, presents itself as a model of sustainable tourism – European debut for […]

من غير المرجح حدوث إصلاح خلال الدورة الاستثنائية للجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة، ولكن لا يزال هناك أمل في التغيير يويورك، 1 مارس 2016 من المعروف على نطاق واسع أن „الحرب على المخدرات“ قد فشلت. فقد […]

Pour la première fois depuis le début de la crise des réfugiés et des migrants en Europe, la proportion de femmes et d’enfants dans ces flux dépasse celle des hommes. Alors qu’en 2015, environ 70 […]