South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the war in neighbouring Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO

23 Jan 2023

Two-and-a-half billion dollars: that’s how much funding the UN World Health Organization (WHO) will need across its operations this year, it said on Monday, to help a record number of people facing disease and starvation.

WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care

09 Mar 2022

New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen each year.

Many countries ‘unsupported and unprepared’ to address climate health risks: WHO

08 Nov 2021

Although governments are prioritizing public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report issued on Monday.