The Codex Alimentarius Commission has adopted new international guidelines on precautionary allergen labelling (PAL), introducing a science-based approach aimed at...
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More than 6.5 billion people in low- and middle-income countries were exposed to dangerous air pollution levels in 2024, a...
Alcohol consumption continues to claim an estimated 2.6 million lives each year worldwide, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to...
On June 25, 2026, the United States and South Sudan’s Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) finalized a three-year...
Thursday, 25 June 2026: A new study by researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that combining rainwater harvesting with advanced solar water disinfection technology is the most...
NEW YORK/GENEVA/COPENHAGEN, 24 June 2026 – In a move designed to accelerate access to a vaccine against Bundibugyo Ebolavirus disease, UNICEF...
Millions of children worldwide are missing out on life-saving diagnoses and treatment because they are not screened for birth defects...
Kampala, Uganda, 22 June 2026 – Despite weighing only a few milligrams, mosquitoes have proven that some of the world's biggest...
Gisagara District, Rwanda — On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the Rwanda Interfaith Council on Health (RICH) led energetic community mobilization...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, providing countries with the latest scientific guidance to...
Lagos, Nigeria — June 2026 — Evon Labs, an innovation and venture-building platform dedicated to identifying and scaling technology-enabled solutions...
DRC approves the use of Acoziborole, a breakthrough one-day oral treatment against sleeping sickness
The registration follows successful clinical trials conducted in the DRC and Guinea and paves the way for use across all...
The United Kingdom has announced new support to strengthen preparedness for Ebola and other viral haemorrhagic diseases in Rwanda and...