Emergency food assistance grinds to a halt in Nigeria amid surging insecurity and record hunger
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 23, 2025(News )Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.
Millions risk losing access to humanitarian food assistance amid funding slowdown in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 22, 2025(News )Half the population of South Sudan – 7.7 million people – are facing severe hunger.
Global childhood vaccination coverage holds steady, yet over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated – WHO, UNICEF.
Stories & Blogs WHOJul 15, 2025(News )In 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% – roughly 109 million – completed all three doses.
Providing nonjudgmental and empathetic sexual and reproductive health services in Zambia.
Stories & Blogs WHOJul 03, 2025(News )To improve access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, including family planning and safe abortions, Zambia is training health workers in values clarification and attitude transformation (VCAT).
WHO supports Mauritius in developing a national medicine policy to ensure access to safe and quality medicines.
Stories & Blogs WHOJul 02, 2025(News )This initiative unites various health professionals to contribute to the development of a policy that will meet the specificities of the country and the local context.
WHO supporting Guinea restore vaccine capacity after fire damage,
Stories & Blogs WHOJun 28, 2025(News )A crisis cell has been set up and contingency plans are being reinforced.
WFP expands footprint in Khartoum as families starts to return to devastated capital.
Stories & Blogs WFPJun 10, 2025(News )The needs are immense. We saw widespread destruction, limited access to water, healthcare, and electricity, and a cholera outbreak.
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Strategic Roundtable: Data and Sustainable Financing: Twin Foundations to Accelerate UHC.
Stories & Blogs WHOMay 21, 2025(Speech )Data and health financing are both fundamental components of that work, as two of the classic “building blocks” of health systems.
Niger: improving access to services to reduce maternal mortality.
Stories & Blogs WHOApr 07, 2025(News )Niger continues to face high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. In 2020, maternal mortality was estimated at 441 deaths per 100 000 live births.
Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn
Stories & Blogs WHOApr 07, 2025(News )Countries must recommit to ending deaths in childbirth amid major headwinds.