Top news of the week: 07.04.2023.
More than 200 children cured of hepatitis C in world-first NHS scheme
Exclusive: England on track to become first country to eliminate disease after landmark deal for new drugs
‘They are men … they do nothing’: inside the home lives of women around the world
From Bogotá to Dhaka, women are likely to shoulder the bulk of chores and childcare. Six women talk about their duties and the challenge of shifting the burden now and for the next ...
Extraordinarily stressed and vigilant? How racism makes people physically ill
Arline Geronimus was once called the biggest threat to youth in the US. But her theory of how injustice affects our health is more influential than ever
World Health Worker Week 2023
For World Health Worker Week, April 3 – 7, 2023, join the Frontline Health Workers Coalition in calling on policymakers around the globe to Invest in Health Workers. Together we’ll urge ...
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at 5th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health – 3 April 2023
This Forum coincides with two important occasions: this week marks World Health Worker Week; and it’s also WHO’s 75th anniversary. The single largest cause of disrupted health …
Public health milestones through the years
Since the foundation of the World Health Organization in 1948, the world has experienced public health challenges requiring collective endeavours that bring together science, solutions and ...
Global warming is killing Indians and Pakistanis
Annual heatwaves on the poor and crowded Indo-Gangetic Plain are a horrific consequence of climate change
Beyond Applause, Health Workers Need Much More
Three years ago, as health and care workers faced a tidal wave of COVID-19 cases, people around the world leaned out of their windows and clapped in daily acts of solidarity at a time of ...