Outbreaks underline critical need to ramp up health systems: Tedros

Current disease outbreaks highlight the urgent need for every country to ramp up its care systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief told journalists on Wednesday.

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Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO

13 Jun 2023

Disease outbreaks, a mental health crisis and lack of access to care are among the devastating health impacts of the destruction of the Kahkovka dam in southern Ukraine a week ago, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps

23 Mar 2023

Southern African countries hit hard by tropical Cyclone Freddy are reeling from disease outbreaks, with health services stretched to the limit, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO

21 Apr 2023

Yemen’s fragile health system is “severely overburdened” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) leading official for emergency operations in the country said on Friday, and more international funding is urgently needed to stop it deteriorating further.