China abandons key parts of zero-Covid strategy after protests

China is lifting its most severe Covid policies – including forcing people into quarantine camps –…

The Rockefeller Foundation and Digital Square at PATH Commit $5M to Strengthening Data-Driven Health Systems & Global Immunizations

The Rockefeller Foundation and PATH announced the Digital Results Improve Vaccine Equity and Demand (DRIVE Demand)…

Helping Internationally Trained Nova Scotian Doctors Come Home

It will soon be easier for Nova Scotians who attend medical school outside Canada to complete…

Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities

“Many persons with disabilities die earlier, some up to 20 years earlier, and more are at…

How Does Corruption Affect Health Systems Around the World?

When Patty García was a medical student in Peru some 30 years ago, she was already…

Governments Should Prioritize Mental Health Support

This December 3, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, governments should commit to putting…

Putin’s health worsens: He has constant coughing fits and nausea

It is believed that Vladimir Putin’s family are concerned about his alleged persistent coughing problems, which…

Giant panda gifted to Taiwan by China dies

A giant panda gifted by China to Taiwan in 2008 has died after a period of…

Statement from Minister of Health on World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, November 18 to 24, 2022

November 18 to 24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and this year’s theme is “Preventing Antimicrobial…

Third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox

The WHO Director-General transmits the report of the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005)…