Health Care

MAPUTO— The authorities in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado say lightning strikes killed five people and injured seven others at the weekend.According to district administrator Matias Constantino, they were hit while watching a recreati...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has joined forces with 11 of the largest professional societies in cancer care to help improve access to radiotherapy services and reduce the global inequities in treatment of the disease. This week they si...

The Democratic Republic of Congo says the civilian death toll from what it calls a massacre by rebels with the March 23 movement, known as M23, has risen to 272.The increased death toll was announced at a press briefing Monday in Kinshasa by Minister o...

Accra, Ghana — Women health leaders play a vital role in building the resilience of communities and health systems. In Ghana, women are providing critical leadership at all levels of the health sector to deliver a health system that responds to the nee...

JOHANNESBURG— Flash flooding that followed heavy rains has killed at least 14 people taking part in religious rituals in Johannesburg, with others still missing, emergency services said.A group of 33 worshippers had joined church rituals on the banks o...

A deadly mix of conflict, COVID-19 and climate change have pushed more than 7.3 million people across seven countries in East Africa to the very brink of a hunger crisis. Of critical concern are vulnerable children who are experiencing high levels of m...

JOHANNESBURG— Two people have died in South Africa and 15 others are missing after a flash flood in a river swept away worshippers taking part in a church ceremony.Some of the more than 30 congregants were standing on rocks in the river on Saturday whe...

Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening.This week I had the privilege of travelling to Brussels for the launch of the European Union’s Global Health Strategy.The EU is a key partner for WHO, and has played a leading role in global health. It was...