The World Health Organization is the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations system. The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as “a chronic complex disease defined by excessive fat deposits that can ...

The World Health Organization is the international body responsible for public health. Known as the WHO, it is part of the United Nations and was established in 1948. It is involved in many ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in ...

Children under five constituted more than 40% of the cases reported in Europe and Central Asia last year. HIV treatments and other services have been disrupted, says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

One of the first actions of the new Trump administration was to withdraw from the World Health Organization. Many public health advocates quickly raised alarm bells, citing longstanding arguments ...

A World Health Organization staff memo has revealed the latest in a series of cost-cutting measures following Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the body. During his first days back ...

Global Monitoring Report 2017 issued jointly by the World Bank and the World Health Organization. Each year, close to 100 million people are being pushed into extreme poverty because of health ...

Expansion of universal health coverage is critical: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group, 400 million people do not have access to essential health services and 6% ...

President Donald Trump's decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with Member ...