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World Health Organisation reports significant fall in Saudi road deaths
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Saudi authorities advise mask-wearing amid global rise in Covid-19 cases
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UAE Mers virus case confirmed: WHO
World Health Organisation confirms case of Mers virus in the UAE
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WHO warns of health risks amid dangerous heatwaves
Millions of people across three continents are enduring a sustained spell of dangerous heat on Wednesday as temperature records tumble
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Aspartame sweetener found in Diet Coke and hundreds of products is a possible cancer risk according to the World Health Organisation
Saudi Arabia
Saudi traffic accident deaths down 35%
World Health Organisation reports reduction in traffic accident deaths in Saudi Arabia
coronavirus
Covid-19 no longer a global emergency: WHO
Covid-19 global death toll could be as high as 20m says World Health Organisation
coronavirus
WHO experts mull end of Covid-19 emergency
World Health Organisation officials consider calling an end to global Covid-19 emergency
Coronavirus Pandemic
World in ‘much better place’ after Covid-19 pandemic: WHO Director-General
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hoped for the end of the pandemic in 2023
infectious diseases
WHO renames monkeypox to ‘mpox’
A number of individuals and countries raised concerns asking the World Health Organisation to change the name
Islamic Development Bank
Islamic Development Bank, WHO partner to scale up action on UN-backed SDGs
The agreement was signed at the ‘Scoring for the Goals’ event on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup in Doha
covid-19
Could mysterious Disease X be next global pandemic? WHO assembles scientists to combat unknown viruses
300 scientists will study as-yet unknown viruses and future pandemic threat
physical activity
Physical inactivity could cost $27bn annually, calls for urgent action from governments: Report
Almost 500 million people could develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other non-communicable diseases due to physical inactivity by 2030
Healthcare crisis
UAE health ministry announces 3 new monkeypox cases
The ministry urged all community members to follow appropriate preventive and safety measures and precautions while travelling and moving in large crowds
monkeypox
WHO calls monkeypox public health emergency
The outbreak has also spread to the Middle East, with both the UAE and Saudi Arabia reporting cases
air pollution
Almost 99 percent of the global population breathes unhealthy air that threatens their health: WHO study
The twin health challenges of air pollution and climate change, underscore the pressing need to move towards a world that is much less dependent on fossil fuels, the director-general of the WHO said