Kolkata, India – An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India’s West Bengal state has triggered heightened concern across Asia, with several countries tightening screening measures at airports and border points to guard against potential spread. Regional Response Thailand has begun screening passengers at three international airports in Bangkok…
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has strongly rejected Washington’s stated reasons for withdrawing from the UN health agency, calling the accusations “untrue” and warning that the move “makes both the US and the world less safe.” US Withdrawal Announcement On Thursday, US Secretary of…
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), ending a year-long process that global health experts had warned would harm both U.S. and international public health efforts. The decision, announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, reflects what the U.S. government described as failures in the U.N.…
Ethiopia has confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after reporting nine cases in the southern Omo region, near the border with South Sudan. The announcement was made on Friday, November 14, 2025, following initial investigations into “suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever” by Ethiopian health authorities. World Health…
A cloud of grief has descended on Kaboson Girls Secondary School in Chepalungu sub-county, Bomet County, after a 17-year-old Form Four student died by suicide within the school compound on Friday, October 10, 2025. According to reports, the student’s body was discovered in the school’s store around 7 a.m., after…
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached a devastating new level, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that at least 400 people have died from malnutrition so far this year — including 101 children, 80 of whom were under the age of five. According to Dr. Rana Abu Zaatir,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has firmly dismissed recent claims by U.S. President Donald Trump and senior officials, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that acetaminophen use during pregnancy increases the risk of autism. In a statement issued Wednesday, WHO underscored that “extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade,…