World Health Orgaization (WHO) Archives

Issue #2115

GLOBAL BRIEFS

BRITAIN: The National Education Union (NEU) has called for the introduction of universal free school meals after a new poll indicated that a growing number...

Issue #2114

GLOBAL BRIEFS

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Hundreds of Dominicans demonstrated in front of the National Palace, Santo Domingo, demanding improvements to the Criminal Code. The protesters wanted a modern...

Issue #2093

HALF THE SKY

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark reminder of the often invisible struggles faced by older women and women with disabilities, who are...

Beaver Creek and the White Mountains, Alaska.

Issue #2135

Trump attacks Alaska’s tribal sovereignty

US President Donald Trump’s flurry of Executive Orders has had a lot of attention since 20 January, with Executive Orders affecting Diversity Equity and Inclusion...

Issue #2118

GREEN NOTES

“Climate change presents a fundamental threat to human health. It affects the physical environment as well as all aspects of both natural and human systems...

Issue #2156

‘Gaza is starving’

Between early March and mid-May, for 80 consecutive days, Israel prevented any aid entering the Gaza Strip, in a calculated move to push the population...

Issue #2198

Heat waves coming here

The world is suffering from unprecedented temperatures as a record-breaking heat wave spreads across Europe, North America and into Asia, and Central America. The World...

Issue #2167

EDITORIAL

We all wish the United Nations a happy 80th birthday. Or do we? The UN isn’t an exciting topic to most people. Everyone knows it...