Goal 3: Good Health Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/health/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168613 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168613 The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening Ebola preparedness amid conflict and displacement affecting millions of lives in a region that spans parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ukraine: Critical health supplies destroyed in ongoing Russian attacks https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168603 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168603 Ongoing and deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine are causing serious healthcare disruption, with more than $1.5 million-worth of medicines and supplies destroyed in four separate strikes on warehouses used by the UN there since July.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168602 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168602 The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN agency’s representative in the country said on Thursday.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168600 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168600 Countries must accelerate efforts to prevent lead exposure, which is estimated to cause more than 3.5 million deaths globally each year and affects hundreds of millions of children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> DR Congo: Cholera cases spike amid fight against Ebola https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168595 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168595 The cholera epidemic continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where more than 125,000 suspected cases and 3,644 suspected deaths were recorded between January 2025 and the end of September 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Health workers tackle taboos over drinking with new AI tool https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168594 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168594 A new AI-powered hub for health professionals aims to help identify alcohol-related risks and launch discussions with patients, including the link between drinking and cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168590 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168590 The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for promoting, providing and protecting health in the Eastern Mediterranean region, home to some of the world’s top humanitarian crises such as Sudan, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Yemen: Houthi siege, cholera outbreak and aid cuts put civilians in the crosshairs https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168589 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168589 Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically driving up food prices and causing shortages of supplies, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168581 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168581 The General Assembly on Monday adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, by 153 in favour to three against (Argentina, Israel and United States) with two abstentions (New Zealand and Paraguay). Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Kenya races to trace all contacts after first Ebola death, WHO official says https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168542 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168542 Kenya’s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim came into contact with, as the United Nations and partners provide full support, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in the country has told UN News in her first interview on the case.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Critical funding gap threatens health response in Yemen https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168541 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168541 The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that significantly more resources are required to scale up its response in Yemen amid escalating conflict and rising needs. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168536 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168536 Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age group, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).   Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘No plague case’ in Siberia, Russia tells WHO as assessments continue https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168547 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168547 Health authorities in Russia say there is “no plague case” in Siberia following reports last week that a lab technician had died of pneumonia of an unknown origin in the region, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168533 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168533 The death of a lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region has sparked concerns over a possible plague case, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding that it was following the situation closely.   Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘Ebola takes the people children depend on’: UNICEF https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168531 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168531 The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is robbing children of their loved ones – with some succumbing to the deadly disease themselves, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Extreme heat making pregnancy a ‘new fault line’ in climate crisis https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168522 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168522 Pregnancy and childbirth have become a “new fault line in the global climate crisis” as extreme heat worsens, the head of the UN climate action body (UNFCCC) warned on Monday, calling for maternal and newborn health to be built into countries’ climate plans.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Gaza: WHO appeals for massive aid influx ahead of winter https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168508 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168508 Repeated delays in bringing lifesaving medicines, prosthetics and more from Israel into Gaza risk having devastating consequences on Palestinians who urgently need them in the war-torn enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Global life expectancy bounces back to near pre-pandemic levels, WHO says https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168515 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168515 People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168499 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168499 The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168481 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168481 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers fighting the country’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak are struggling to overcome critical challenges to patient care, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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