World Health Organisation (WHO)

Medical aid shipment from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN refugee agency, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrives at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo
USA

Trump says he may consider rejoining World Health Organization

The US is scheduled to leave the WHO on Jan. 22, 2026. Trump announced the move on Monday after he was sworn in for a second term in the White House

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
World+Biz

US to leave World Health Organization on 22 January 2026, says UN

The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
USA

Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization

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
USA

WHO makes last-ditch effort to keep America from leaving as Trump takes over

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on Al-Wafaa hospital, according to the Palestinian civil defense, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, December 29, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike

US President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File
USA

Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal: expert

Cervical cancer claims the lives of about 5,000 women every year in Bangladesh, but studies show an almost 90% reduction in cases among girls who received the HPV vaccine. Photo: Courtesy
Health

Final phase of nationwide HPV vaccination campaign launched in Bangladesh

The hands of a patient with skin rashes caused by the mpox virus are pictured at the treatment center of Vijana Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo August 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Justin Makangara/File Photo
Health

WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents

Photo: Collected
Health

WHO SEARO launches initiative to promote mental health at work

The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
World+Biz

WHO, multilateral development banks launch $1.5 bln primary health financing platform

A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Health

Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days: WHO

A woman carries a child while doctors examine children at Nasser Hospital as United Nations officials are preparing to launch a polio vaccination campaign on Sunday that will rely on a series of limited pauses in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Hamas-Israel war

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children against polio during pauses in fighting

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
Bangladesh

Air pollution shortens life expectancy in Bangladesh by average 4.8 years: WHO