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Illinois health officials confirm state’s first measles case of 2025
CHICAGO — Health officials in Illinois have identified the state’s first measles case of 2025. On Wednesday, the Illinois ...
This old-timey disease is actually still around — and it’s becoming antibiotic-resistant
The World Health Organization estimates that about 9 million people become ill from the life-threatening infection and ...
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WHO to slash senior leadership and departments by nearly half
In a briefing to member states, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the senior leadership team will be ...
The WHO Is Fighting A Multi-Country Outbreak Of Cholera
A new outbreak in Angola , West Africa started on January 7, 2025, and it is likely to get worse as it spreads to more rural ...
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World Health Organization announces "significant" layoffs amid US funding cuts
The WHO chief said that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a budget hole of ...
WHO announces 'significant' layoffs amid US funding cuts
The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding cuts had left the UN ...
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Kidney disease is a worldwide killer. Treat it that way
The international community has a golden opportunity to start reining in the escalating, mostly ignored global burden of ...
Trump’s right about the WHO: It’s time to consider an alternative
It is time for the United States to consider an alternative to the WHO — a more nimble, innovative institution that would ...
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WHO countries finalize historic agreement to help prevent next pandemic
World Health Organization member states agreed to the treaty after three years of talks. NPR speaks with Precious Matsoso, who served as co-chair of the group tasked with creating the treaty.