WHO backs wider use of weight-loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease
The guidance focuses on GLP-1 therapies – medicines such as liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide – and offers conditional recommendations on...
Global Health and the Health Crisis
WHO conditionally recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity
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WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity
To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Big Ideas for Big Problems: Reimagining the global health architecture? – Faculty of Health Sciences
by Gladys We, special to the Faculty of Health Sciences You could say that Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Professor...
WHO issues first global guideline on infertility
The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all...
Global surge in ultra-processed foods sparks urgent health warning
Experts from around the world are raising alarms about the rapid global rise of ultra-processed foods, warning that UPFs are...
‘Global health crisis in the making’
It seems nowhere is safe from plastic pollution, as a new study confirmed that microplastics have contaminated Mount Toubkal, the...
Scientists issue warning about looming threat impacting human health: ‘Not a distant crisis’
A new study warns that melting ice at the poles is an "underrecognized driver" of serious global health risks. What's...
Ethiopian Health Crisis: Marburg Virus Outbreak Poses Global Health Threat
Ethiopia is grappling with a severe health crisis as the Marburg virus outbreak poses significant threats both locally and globally....
