World Health Organisation
- Middle East
Madinah accredited as WHO ‘healthy city’ for second time
Madinah has once again been accredited as a Healthy City by the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the second-largest city in the Middle East with a population of over one million to…
- India
India most likely undercounting heat-related deaths: Former WHO
New Delhi: India is “most likely” undercounting heat-related deaths due to a lack of robust data, but the government is now improving surveillance to minimise the impact of extreme conditions on health,…
- News
WHO donates medical supplies worth $9 mn to Malawi
Lilongwe: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated assorted medical supplies, including drugs worth $9 million , to the government of Malawi to support the country’s public hospitals. When presenting the donation…
- Middle East
Gaza health ministry briefs WHO delegation on health situation
Tel Aviv: Gaza Deputy Minister of Health Dr Yousef Abu Al-Rish on Monday briefed the Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator in Palestine McGoldrick and the World Health Organization (WHO) delegation about the catastrophic health…
- Delhi
Air pollution in Delhi goes up 100 times over WHO’s limits
London: Air pollution reached the near-maximum level possible in Delhi on Friday as the national capital was blanketed by a thick layer of toxic haze, marking the start of the annual smog…