The World Health Organization issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus that swept the globe two decades ago, as new ...

When COVID-19 swept the globe in 2020, the shock exposed not only a viral threat but the fragility of systems — from supply chains and food security to governance and global finance. For Andrea ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. For the first time ever, the World Health Organization has ...

Members of the World Health Organization reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organization said early on Wednesday. The ...

The World Health Organization on Monday issued its first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for obesity, conditionally recommending them as part of long-term treatment for the condition, which ...

It's the biggest global health meeting of the year. And the United States won't be taking a seat at the table. This week, representatives from the 194 countries of the World Health Organization — ...

The just concluded World Health Assembly, WHA78, closed on a high note with key decisions made and landmark agreements reached. This year’s WHA was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 19th to 27th of May ...

At the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), member states approved an extension of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Global Strategy on Digital Health through 2027. Initially launched in 2020, the ...