World News

WHO regional chief for Europe visits healthcare facilites in Ukraine

The World Health Organisation has warned of "life-threatening" consequences in Ukraine and estimates that millions could leave their homes as a result.

24/11/2022

Ukraine

'We expect 2-3 million more people to leave their homes' WHO warns

The World Health Organization warns that millions of Ukrainians will leave their homes for warmth and safety this winter, with temperatures reaching minus 20 degrees Celsius as the country’s infrastructure is either damaged or destroyed.

22/11/2022

World News

COVID-19 and flu cases surge in Europe as restriction ease

Euronews spoke to an expert at WHO Europe as COVID-19 and flu cases increase throughout the continent.

04/11/2022

Germany

Gates Foundation commits extra €1.23 billion to eradicate polio

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit €1.23 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide, at the 2022 World Health Summit in Berlin.

17/10/2022

Health news

The end of the COVID pandemic is in sight, says WHO chief

"We are not there yet. But the end is in sight," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.

14/09/2022

Health news

Poxy McPoxface or TRUMP-22? The WHO looks to rename monkeypox

Experts say the virus' current name is "discriminatory and stigmatising".

18/08/2022

Health news

Is not focusing monkeypox messaging on gay and bi men a mistake?

Fears of stigmatising monkeypox have so far prevented public health messaging from focusing on gay and bi men even though they’re the most vulnerable.

01/08/2022

Georgia

Georgia's lack of clean domestic water due to decaying infrastrucre

Georgians are facing a lack of clean domestic water due to decaying infrastructure

27/07/2022

Health news

Monkeypox: WHO declares global health emergency

More than 16,000 cases have now been reported across 74 countries, according to the World Health Organisation.

23/07/2022

Health news

COVID cases triple across Europe as hospitalisations double

Coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globally, according to the WHO.

19/07/2022

World News

WHO Europe chief says 'we should not be complacent' over COVID-19 rise

Many European countries are experiencing a surge in new COVID-19 infections, with the more transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.5 spreading across the continent.

01/07/2022

Health news

WHO: Monkeypox doesn't warrant being declared global emergency yet

The international health organisation admitted that it has neglected the illness in the past, but stated that it has not escalated to an emergency "at this stage".

26/06/2022

Europe News

Europe at 'epicentre' of monkeypox outbreak, WHO says

The World Health Organization has urged countries to share vaccines as monkeypox continues to spread.

15/06/2022

Earth News

Big tobacco is one of the world’s ‘biggest polluters’, says WHO

The tobacco industry has a devastating impact on the environment and some experts say it’s time to start treating it like the oil companies.

31/05/2022

The Cube

Monkeypox Hoax: Conspiracy theories stir across social media over latest outbreak spreads

Much like with COVID-19, the spread of Monkeypox has led to a host of misinformation emerging on social media, on how and why the outbreak began

25/05/2022

Health news

What are the COVID subvariants we should really care about?

Confused with the Omicron alphabet soup? We make sense of subvariants such as BA.4 and BA.5 and what they mean for the COVID pandemic.

17/05/2022

Health news

Mysterious hepatitis cases rise to 348 worldwide. Is COVID a factor?

The World Health Organization says there are now at least 348 cases of hepatitis of unknown origin around the world, mainly affecting children.

11/05/2022

Health news

A tale of two countries: How to tackle Europe’s obesity epidemic

Two of Europe’s worst-affected countries, the UK and Greece, are trialling promising solutions to improve the eating habits of both adults and children.

07/05/2022

Poland

COVID 'not a priority' as Ukrainian refugee crisis worsens

The war has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee Ukraine, a country with poor vaccination coverage and high rates of COVID-related cases and deaths.

13/03/2022

Health news

WHO recommends Merck antiviral pill to treat high-risk COVID patients

The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of Merck’s anti-COVID pill for the first time for those at high risk of hospitalisation.

03/03/2022