WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza
WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days, reports The Reuters. Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat,...

‘Horror must end’: WHO statement on Kamal Adwan destruction
‘Horror must end’: WHO statement on Kamal Adwan destruction

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added its voice to the growing chorus of international condemnation of Israels attack on the Kamal Adwan Hospital, reports Al Jazeera. In a statement published to social media on Friday night, the WHO said Israel has systematically dismantled the health...

I was not sure actually I could survive: WHO chief on Israeli strike on Yemen
I was not sure actually I could survive: WHO chief on Israeli strike on Yemen

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, did not know whether he would survive an air strike on Yemens main airport carried out by Israel on Thursday, reports Al Jazeera. Tedros told the media that he had received no warning of the Israeli strike and the...

Israel targeting health system in Gaza: WHO
Israel targeting health system in Gaza: WHO

Spokesperson for the UNs World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Harris has expressed concern about the deteriorating health situation in Gaza, after reports of Kamal Adwan Hospital being evacuated by the Israeli military, reports Al Jazeera. We are witnessing the targeting of civilians and the...

Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal
Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal

Members of Donald Trumps presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according to a health law expert familiar with the discussions. I have it on good authority that he plans to...

Conditions at Gaza hospital ‘appalling’: WHO chief
Conditions at Gaza hospital ‘appalling’: WHO chief

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a team from WHO and its partners reached Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza two days ago, amid hostilities and explosions in the vicinity of the hospital during the mission, reports Al Jazeera. He said that Israeli...

Dhaka ranks second in global air pollution index with ‘Very Unhealthy’ air quality
Dhaka ranks second in global air pollution index with ‘Very Unhealthy’ air quality

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 258 on Friday morning, making it the second most polluted city in the world at 10:58 am. The air quality was categorized as very unhealthy, a trend that has persisted over the past few days, according...