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The WHO declares mpox a global health emergency as a new, more contagious strain spreads. Here's what you need to know.

Israel's hospitals face significant challenges with hospital-acquired infections, but experts are implementing strategies to improve cleanliness and reduce infection rates. Let's find out how.

"The detection of polio in Gaza is another reminder of the dire conditions the population is facing," Tedros wrote on X.

A WHO study finds 24% of adolescent girls experience intimate partner violence, with high rates in Oceania and Africa.

Cases of polio have declined by 99% worldwide since 1988 thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and efforts continue to eradicate it completely.

The original resolution at the World Health Organization (WHO) did not call for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but the Israeli delegation succeeded in amending the resolution.

Pioneering research reveals how empathetic communication can help overcome hesitation to roll up their sleeves to protect health.

Cases last year were already up 79% to over 300,000, according to WHO data, - thought to represent just a fraction of the total.

"It's gone completely out of service," the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said.

In December, the findings were uploaded by Dr. Lili Ren to a database named GenBank operated by the US National Insititute of Health, the Journal reported.