Smokers face 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19 than non-smokers,

Director-general says many other countries face fragile situations

Regional director says one billion Africans remain on the margins of efforts to end pandemic

Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa was 52

Findings offer little new insight into how the virus first emerged and leave many questions unanswer

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from ot

It is first reported increase in region after six weeks of decline

Leader of 10-member team that traveled to China dismisses theory that novel coronavirus leaked from

Warning comes after South Africa suspends their vaccine campaign, citing concerns it was not as effe

COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures make girls particularly vulnerable to Female Genital Mutilati

Hans Kluge says vaccines are offering hope, while virus variants are creating greater risks

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus say studies show that not delivering equitable access to

Nation observes tragic milestone as new variant of coronavirus discovered in California//

Tedros urges wealthier nations to share COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries

UN health agency also says there is no evidence that new variants of COVID-19 will decrease effectiv

Funding shortfall could stop COVAX effort to bring vaccines to poorest nations 

Militant funerals cause of concern for Indian authorities

Flags across the country are flying at half-staff after Sadiq al-Mahdi died at an Abu Dhabi hospital

The period of mourning began Wednesday on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence agai

Europe continues to struggle with rising case numbers

Tedros says political division has led to disrespect for science, and a spread of the virus

There are now more than 39 million confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide

Nicola Sturgeon calls lawmaker's actions 'dangerous and indefensible'

British-based charity Save the Children called on world leaders for a renewed commitment to advocati

Cool, dry weather could boost transmission of COVID-19, but control measures can still curb disease

Data collected between February and July shows Hispanics, Blacks and Native Americans made up 75% of

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces moonshot' plan to test 500,000 citizens daily as cou

Almost one-quarter of the global population is estimated to have underlying conditions that increase

Rights group researchers warns that health system struggling to provide care for older COVID-19 pati

In this interconnected world it would be short-sighted of wealthy countries to keep vaccine supplies

Peru President says chaos of the pandemic is partly to blame for the undercount

Pandemic disrupts programs that deal with these major killers

US military to send medical personnel to San Antonio, Texas as hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients

The Islamic Republic has recorded a total of 11,571 deaths and 240,438 infections from the coronavir

In her statement, Omar said no words can describe what her father meant to her, and she also asked t

WHO urges caution as most European borders reopen to air travel

In its new guidance, prompted by evidence from studies conducted in recent weeks, the WHO stressed t

We could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions'

WHO warns there could be a huge increase in preventable diseases, such as measles and polio, as the

Demand for hydroxychloroquine, a drug approved decades ago, surged after Trump touted its use as a c

Pledge follows oversight advisory committee report

The UN said it will have to start shuttering 31 of 41 programs in the war torn country due to cash p