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Lebanon's hospitals may run out of vital medical supplies within days, says WHO

Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday after launching its largest attacks of the war on Wednesday.

First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Tallet al-Khayyat neighbourhood, on April 8, 2026.
The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.

Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

An Iranian Kurdish man in traditional outfit walks past an anti-US billboard displayed on a building in Tehran's Valiasr Square on February 4, 2026

WHO warns ‘black rain’ in Iran after oil strikes could cause respiratory problems

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

IRGC kills protesters in hospital beds, targets medical staff, Iranian doctor tells ‘Post'


China knew of COVID two weeks before telling world of deadly virus, WSJ reports

In December, the findings were uploaded by Dr. Lili Ren to a database named GenBank operated by the US National Insititute of Health, the Journal reported.

 People wearing masks pass by portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, August 31, 2022

WHO cancels delivery of medical supplies to north Gaza due to unsafe conditions

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security guarantees.

 A general view of a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, January 3, 2024.

Israel Health Min. praises WHO official who criticized Hamas

A senior WHO official recognizes Hamas as vicious terrorists and praises southern hospitals for quickly and skillfully treating the wounded.

Health Minister Uriel Bosso meets with WHO’s Dr. Hans Kluge, November 2023

Bacteria becoming increasingly resistant to drugs due to overuse

Antibiotics for common childhood infections are no longer effective in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. This ineffectivity can easily spread all over the world.

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Israeli Health Ministry professional chosen for WHO Executive Committee

The Head of the Health Ministry’s International Relations Division has been elected to the World Health Organization’s prestigious Executive Committee.

Dr. Asher Shalmon

Rally of the Two Million


Man tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border - WHO

Cases of MERS-CoV - which can cause fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and in some cases can lead to pneumonia - have been recorded in 27 countries since 2012, according to WHO figures.

 Colorized transmission electron micrograph showing particles of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

WHO says aspartame can cause cancer, Israel issues no warnings

After WHO, officially, says that the widespread artificial sweetener aspartame may cause certain types of cancer, the Health Ministry reacts by saying there is currently no warning.

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UN agencies 'alarmed' at scale of Jenin raid, concerned about access

"Attacks against healthcare including prevention of access to persons injured are extremely concerning," said WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier.

 An Israeli military jeep patrols the border between Israel and the West Bank as smoke rises from Israel's side during a raid on Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, Salem checkpoint July 3, 2023

WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen-sources

Aspartame will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the WHO cancer research arm.

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