The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday released new guidance called “Responding to the health financing emergency: immediate measures and longer-term shifts” for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, Read More

President of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel said inclusion, justice and social protection are the “bedrocks of social development” in Nepal. Addressing the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday President Poudel has further said that "Nepal’s Read More

British King Charles III taking action has decided to formally remove Prince Andrew's royal title and privileges. A statement from Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday that "His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action. A new 2025 global report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Read More

The Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is alerting governments and the public that the tobacco industry is intensifying efforts to interfere with the work of the Conference of the Parties (COP), the treaty’s decision-making Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis. This makes the Maldives the first country in the world Read More

Dream of Joshi’s family to reunite shattered Under a ceasefire deal, after 736 days on Monday from oct 7 2023 of captivity by Hamas all 20 remaining living hostages have been freed and handed over to the Red Cross on Read More

Ms. María Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025. According to The Norwegian Nobel Committee the prestigious prize was given to a Venezuelan politician who is tirelessly working for promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela Read More

World leaders have expressed overwhelming support for the text of the first United Nations global political declaration on responding to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including cardiovascular and lung diseases, cancer and diabetes and mental health in an integrated manner. The declaration, Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its second Global hypertension report, showing that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in 2024, yet just over one in five have it under control either through medication or addressing modifiable health risks. Read More