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WHO calls for greater investment in brain health and care services

·October 14, 2025·1 min read

More than 40 per cent of the global population – over three billion people – are affected by neurological conditions, according to WHO’s first-ever report on the issue. The top 10 include stroke, migraine, meningitis, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as neurological complications linked to pre-term birth, autism...

Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns

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·October 13, 2025·2 min read

According to the agency’s latest surveillance report, antibiotic resistance rose in more than 40 per cent of the bacteria-drug combinations tracked between 2018 and 2023, with average annual increases ranging from 5 to 15 per cent. “Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine, threatening the health of families worldwide,”...

Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis

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·October 10, 2025·1 min read

The landmark survey, funded under WHO/Europe’s project with the European Commission – coinciding with World Mental Health Day – analysed nearly 100,000 responses from 29 countries, from October 2024 until April this year. The key finding is that doctors and nurses are working in conditions that harm their mental health...

Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries

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·October 6, 2025·2 min read

“These life changing injuries account for one quarter of all reported injuries, of a total of over 167,300 people injured since October 2023,” said Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative in the West Bank and Gaza. Over 5,000 people have faced amputation and other severe injuries to arms, legs and the spinal...

Breathless in Gaza: Health crisis deepens as families burn plastic for fuel

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·October 1, 2025·3 min read

Um Muhammad al-Masri, displaced from the northern town of Beit Hanoun, never lets go of her asthma inhaler. She says she would die without it. Smoke fills her tent, where she runs a primitive furnace fuelled by trash. “I was prescribed medicine, but I couldn’t afford it, so UNRWA [the...

World News in Brief: New declaration on NCDs and mental health, Khartoum shelter crisis, WFP lifeline in Ukraine, South Sudan rights update

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·September 29, 2025·3 min read

The text, negotiated over five months, will go before the General Assembly for approval in just a few weeks’ time. It was adopted at a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters late on Thursday, where heads of State, government leaders and health ministers stressed the urgency of coordinated action. NCDs such as...

Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly

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·September 25, 2025·3 min read

Although the subject of mental health has been raised in previous years, it will get top billing at the event, which will also cover the prevention and control of other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular illnesses, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. NCDs remain the leading causes of death...

WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide

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·September 3, 2025·2 min read

Disorders such as anxiety and depression are exacting a heavy toll on individuals, families and economies, yet most countries are failing to provide adequate support. Mental health problems are widespread across every society and age group and remain the second leading cause of long-term disability. They drive up healthcare costs...

Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says

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·August 23, 2025·6 min read

Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900 health workers were killed last year, the agency reported. Humanitarian aid workers were also killed in record numbers in 2024. Yet, 2025 is outpacing even these dark statistics at a time when funding for humanitarian work is...

Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ with hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns

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·August 12, 2025·1 min read

Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and under 38 per cent of primary healthcare centres are partially functioning – or are doing so at minimal levels – said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for the West Bank and Gaza. Bed occupancy in major facilities is exceeding limits...

Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh

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·August 9, 2025·5 min read

Sunamganj is a district in the wetland ecosystem in northeast Bangladesh, which is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Floods arrive quickly and suddenly and can last for weeks. They disrupt life, displace families and cut off access to services. For the over 670,000 women of reproductive age living in the...

UN forum to spotlight health, gender equality, oceans, in critical bid to meet development goals

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·July 14, 2025·4 min read

The 2025 High-Level Political Forum, or HLPF, follows two recent successful UN conferences focused on vital development issues: one in June in Nice, France, dedicated to ocean protection, and another held in Sevilla, Spain, centred on boosting financing for sustainable initiatives. The Sevilla meeting ended with a strong call to...