With diabetes complicating millions of pregnancies each year, the WHO outlines new global guidance on diet, monitoring and treatment to improve safety for mothers and babies
The WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 shows the first decline in cases since Covid, but warns that shrinking funding and persistent risks could undo gains against the world's deadliest infection
India made strong gains in TB reduction, cutting incidence by 21% since 2015, but still accounted for 25% of global cases in 2024, according to the WHO's Global TB Report 2025
WHO reports 2,862 cases and 17 deaths across 17 African nations in six weeks; new clade Ib strain detected in Europe and US, prompting renewed vigilance amid signs of local transmission
The WHO's latest data show bacteria are evolving rapidly, outsmarting modern drugs, with South Asia and West Asia among the worst-hit regions as antibiotic resistance soars
The WHO identified specific batches of Coldrif (Sresan Pharmaceuticals), ReLife (Shape Pharma), and Respifresh TR (Rednex Pharmaceuticals) as contaminated
On World Mental Health Day 2025, experts highlight how awareness, balance and early support can protect well-being, especially during humanitarian crises
The children died over the past month after consuming cough medicine containing toxic diethylene glycol in quantities nearly 500 times the permissible limit
Published in Nature Medicine, the WHO review shows most clinical trials are concentrated in rich countries and ignore the deadliest cancers in low-income regions
India's infant mortality rate hits a record low, but stark regional gaps in nutrition, immunisation, and newborn care threaten to slow public health gains
WHO has lifted the global health emergency status on Mpox after a steady decline in cases, but it has warned nations to remain alert and safeguard vulnerable groups
WHO adds GLP-1 drugs for type 2 diabetes to its Essential Medicines List, as Indian pharma firms prepare to launch generics amid surging demand and patent expirations
The new WHO guidelines offer evidence-based protocols for managing dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever, aiming to improve diagnosis, care and epidemic preparedness worldwide
The WHO release follows India's proposal on the subject, leading to the development of WHO's first-ever roadmap for applying AI in traditional medicine
As Covid cases slowly rise again in India, the WHO's latest 2025-2030 roadmap and standing recommendations outline how countries should manage ongoing coronavirus risks without repeating past mistakes
