The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Yemen is taking a “devastating toll,” with nearly 1,000 people killed, more than 4,200 injured and almost 198,000 displaced since the latest escalation. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the worsening violence is unfolding alongside outbreaks of cholera and measles, placing additional pressure...
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands to coordinate the evacuation and medical response linked to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship stranded in the Atlantic. The vessel has remained under close monitoring after several passengers and crew members contracted the rare Andes strain of hantavirus,...
More than 1,000 patients in Gaza have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation since July 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that between July 2024 and 28 November 2025, at least 1,092 people—including those with severe illnesses and injuries—lost their lives before receiving proper medical...