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Health

New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO

The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution as key factors in the estimated rise

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Bangladesh

Saima Wazed takes charge as WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia

Saima Wazed, regional director WHO South-East Asia. File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Health minister congratulates Saima Wazed for joining WHO as regional director

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Middle East

Israel accuses WHO of 'collusion' with Hamas

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

WHO chief breaks down describing 'hellish' Gaza conditions

Newly appointed WHO SEARO Director Saima Wazed and WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

First Bangladeshi WHO SEARO Director: Saima Wazed's appointment signals new era in global health

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director for WHOSEARO Saima Wazed. Photo: X handle of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Bangladesh

WHO DG congratulates Saima Wazed

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

WHO coordinator describes Gaza hospitals in 'rapid deterioration'

People look for water during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
Africa

WHO sounds warning on Sudan health crisis

A satellite image shows Al-Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza November 7, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Hamas-Israel war

WHO team calls Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath'

Urgent action needed to control uptake of e-cigarettes to protect children: WHO
Health

Urgent action needed to control uptake of e-cigarettes to protect children: WHO

Ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controls
Health

Ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controls

A humanitarian assessment team led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) visits Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, in this handout image released November 18, 2023. WHO/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

WHO official pleas for Gaza's southern hospitals to be spared