Toxic air in the home is a global health emergency
After joining the GBD 2021 Household Air Pollution team, an international effort to quantify the global health burden of household...
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Polar warming is becoming a global health emergency
Climate change at the poles isn’t a distant drama playing out on a frozen stage. Polar warming is shaping the...
Urgent action needed to respond to global health financing emergency: WHO
“The world is now facing a global health financing emergency that demands urgent, coordinated action,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
Ending FGM/C as a global health emergency: Insights from the World Health Summit
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is not only a grave violation of human rights but also a global health emergency demanding...
New definition of pandemic emergency enters global health dictionary
On September 19, 2025, amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) came into effect. These rules bind 196 States Parties...
The Silent Crisis: Suicide Among Native Americans Reflects Global Mental Health Emergency
Details By Levi Rickert September 10, 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day. September 10 is recognized worldwide World Suicide Prevention Day. On...
WHO chief says mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the...
Mpox no longer international health emergency but remains concern in Africa | Health News
‘While we are removing the emergency, we need to keep the urgency,’ says independent panel of experts for the WHO.Published...
Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages | Botswana
Botswana’s president has declared a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medicines and equipment, as a downturn in...
