The Latest Breaking News from WHO

Ifunanya Nwangene, who appeared on The Voice Nigeria in 2021, has died after being bitten by a snake in her sleep.

The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration – a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on inauguration day of his second term declaring that he was doing so. He first stated his intention to do…

A surge in cases has stripped the UK of its measles-free status, as health officials warn of growing danger to unvaccinated children.

Two confirmed cases of the Nipah virus in India have triggered international alert.

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan are no longer recognised as measles-free following a spike in cases in 2024.

Only one in 10 Indians exercised on a given day in 2024, according to the Time Use Survey by the National Statistics Office (NSO). Exercise participation has increased since 2019, when 5.7 percent Indians reported exercising, but remains close to the 8 percent recorded in the 1998 survey conducted by the Central…

UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established

Measles has been spreading continuously in the U.K. for over a year, meaning the country has lost its elimination status.

On Jan. 23, 2026, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video on X announcing that the U.S. had formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). Weirdly enough, he framed the decision as a move to “reclaim our independence.”