Health and Wellness
WHO warns of rising global antibiotic resistance
Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 paints a worrying picture of a world where life-saving drugs are becoming less effective against common infections.
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Maldives first to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
In a statement released on October 13,2025 , WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauded the island nation for its exceptional progress in protecting mothers and children from preventable infectio...
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Ebola outbreak in southern DR Congo stabilises after 10-day pause in cases
Since the outbreak began on September 4, the DR Congo health ministry has recorded 64 cases, comprising 53 confirmed and 11 probable infections. The outbreak has claimed 43 lives, with Bulape and Dikolo respons...
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WHO warns of teen vaping crisis as 15 million adolescents use e-cigarettes
The new findings are contained in the “WHO Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000–2024 and Projections 2025–2030”, which shows that over 100 million people worldwide currently use e-cigarette...
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Global health agencies issue new guidelines to prevent maternal deaths
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth, accounts for nearly 45,000 maternal deaths annually and affects millions of women worldwide.
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WHO: Nearly 42,000 Gazans suffer life-changing injuries in war
Since the war began with Hamas's attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023, Israel's counteroffensive has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians, according to figures from Gaza’s health ministry, considered reliabl...
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Understanding Dementia: Why patients die from complications, not the disease itself
Dementia is an umbrella term for conditions that affect memory, behavior, and daily activities, including basic functions like breathing or feeding oneself.
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WHO: No proven link between autism and paracetamol, vaccines safe
WHO strongly reaffirmed that vaccines do not cause autism, pointing to decades of evidence and large-scale studies from multiple countries that have consistently reached the same conclusion.
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Ebola outbreak in DRC kills 31 as WHO boosts response efforts
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) noted that the outbreak, initially limited to two districts, has now expanded to four. More than 900 contacts have been identified and are bein...
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WHO declares Mpox no longer an international health emergency
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decision follows advice from the organisation’s Emergency Committee, which assesses the outbreak every three months.
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Eight percent of Kenyans still defecate in the open, UN report shows
The challenge is most severe in rural areas, where the rate has fallen from 26 percent to 18 percent in nine years.
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WHO Africa meeting demands accountability in women and children’s health
Senegal, representing the Global Leaders Network (GLN), called for stronger accountability mechanisms within the African Union.