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Africa's reliance on World Health Organization support faces a critical test after Donald Trump withdrew the United States – and the considerable funding it contributes – from the global body. The move could have serious consequences across the continent, but one senior African health official told RFI it could also…

Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the public health field.

Any funding disparities can be addressed, but another pandemic is coming – and we’ll need the WHO to help fight it, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

A recent study suggests that it may not just be a higher Body Mass Index (BMI), but excess weight in a specific area of the body, that could increase cancer risk, even for those who exercise regularly.

The groundbreaking research is the first to examine the combined impact of weight and exercise on cancer

People needed to keep their weight down and exercise if they wanted to reap the maximum benefits of keeping cancer at bay, experts said.

On Monday, Trump signed an executive order for the U.S. to exit the World Health Organization again

President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from WHO raises concerns about global health efforts and the organization's role in safeguarding public healt...

Donald Trump said he’d be a “dictator for a day” when he returned to the Oval Office for a second term. And he certainly hit the ground running, signing scores of executive orders within hours of being inaugurated.

Trump removed the U.S. from the World Health Organization during his first term as well

President Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from WHO raises concerns about global health cooperation.