World Health Organization

Egypt has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization

3:02am October 23, 2024

Egypt has been fighting malaria for nearly 100 years. WHO declares a country malaria-free when the disease has not been present for at least three consecutive years before the designation.

Nearly 60% of baby foods in the U.S. don't meet nutritional guidelines, study says

5:49am August 22, 2024

Hundreds of products failed to reach adequate recommendations for macronutrients like protein and calories, but exceeded the recommended sugar content.

Health & Safety

The jump in measles cases in 2023 is 'very concerning' says WHO official

4:39pm April 29, 2024

And the numbers in 2024 aren't looking any better. Why is this highly infectious disease on the rise? And how can it be tamed?

A bar chart showing that women in lower-income countries are less likely to get breast cancer but far more likely to die from it.

The breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse than we thought

2:46pm February 01, 2024

by Nurith Aizenman

The World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five takeaways from WHO's top expert on cancer.

Health & Safety

NPR quiz goes global: Test your knowledge of milestones and millstones in 2023

8:03am January 14, 2024

by Marc Silver

Test your knowledge of global health and development with 12 questions about landmark events of 2023.

A Palestinian doctor treats a prematurely born baby at Al Aqsa Hospital in Gaza on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.

WHO resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict hopes for 'health as a bridge to peace'

3:59pm December 10, 2023

by Ari Daniel

The health organization's director-general says needed humanitarian aid isn't possible without a cease-fire but the resolution provides a platform to build from.

Workers load the trucks with boxes after a planes carrying Turkish humanitarian aid for residents of the Gaza Strip landed at El Arish International Airport in Egypt, neighboring the enclave under intense Israeli blockade and bombardment on October 13, 2023.

Aid deal brings hope to hungry Gaza residents, but no food yet

3:07pm October 19, 2023

by Gabriel Spitzer

A deal struck Thursday is set to allow humanitarian aid parked in Egypt into Gaza. How much and how soon food would arrive remains uncertain.

A baby receives the DPT vaccine, that can prevent diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, as part of a monthly check-up medical program for children at an integrated services post in Banda Aceh on June 8, 2023.

After a historic downturn due to the pandemic, childhood immunizations are improving

5:00am July 18, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

New data from the World Health Organization and UNICEF show that the number of children getting vaccinated is rebounding globally.

Food products containing the artificial sweetener aspartame are displayed on Friday in New York City.

What you need to know about aspartame and cancer

6:14pm July 14, 2023

by Scott Neuman

This week, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer reclassified the sugar substitute as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."

A scene from the Brazilian film "Nurses Facing Covid" ("Na Lihna de Frente"), one of the "Grand Prix" winners in this year's Health for All Film Festival.

From lead poisoning to 'miracle feet,' sample the winners of the WHO's film festival

9:30am June 10, 2023

by Max Barnhart

From the harms of lead poisoning in Bangladesh to the stony resolve of COVID nurses in Brazil, we sample the award-winning films in the Health for All Film Festival from the World Health Organization.