Elaine Ruth Fletcher

For the first time ever, WHO has recommended that pregnant women be vaccinated against r espiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or that their newborns

Israelis in southern and northern Israel huddled in shelters under missile and rocket fire from Gaza's Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia. Palestinians in

Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a

BERLIN – The World Health Summit, one of the world's largest annual global health events, is set to host a flagship World Health Organization “investment

In a world dominated by medical models of research that emphasizes randomized clinical trials testing new vaccines and medicines, conclusive “proof” of the

The final phase of a planned polio campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to escalating violence in the area, the

The 9th Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change shows that deaths from extreme heat, hunger, and disease, all are rising because of climate change. Authors call out governments and companies that continue “fuelling the fire” with continued investment in fossil fuels and subsidies, leading to all-time high energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, which are reducing the prospects for the survival of billions.

WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to Israel to reverse this week’s decision by the country’s Knesset, or parliament, to close the

BAKU - The World Health Organization and UN Climate Conference (COP29) host, Azerbaijan, issued a joint call to countries on Wednesday to adopt more ‘healthy

As plans are laid for a new ‘Independent Panel' on Antimicrobial Resistance, endorsed at September's UN High-Level AMR Meeting, the new body needs