The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a cumulative death of 194, 897 deaths and 1,932 cases globally as a result of a cholera outbreak. A statement by the health organisation’s Eastern Mediterranean Region said the outbreaks were recorded from the 1st of January, 2024 to the 26th of May, 2024. The cases were reported from 24 countries […]
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. The Geneva-based U.N. health agency released a technical document on the topic on Thursday. It […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new technical guidance on hearing aid service delivery approaches for low and middle-income settings. In a statement on Friday, the WHO said the document is designed to provide practical guidance to countries in developing hearing aid services in areas that lack human resources for assessing hearing and fitting and maintaining hearing aids. […]