Hanoi reports 29 COVID-19 cases since start of 2026
Vietnam News 10:48 31/03/2026Hanoi has recorded a total of 29 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of 2026, with no fatalities reported, according to the city’s Center for Disease Control.
Vietnam health ministry advises public not to panic about new COVID-19 variant
Vietnam News 17:53 29/03/2026The new BA.3.2 variant of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions worldwide — has been placed under monitoring, Vietnamese health authorities said, urging the public not to panic.
Iran conflict complicates WHO's emergency medical supply routes
World 10:56 27/03/2026The World Health Organization is finding other routes to deliver emergency medical supplies from its Dubai hub to crises such as Lebanon via long overland journeys, an official said, but rising fuel costs could hamper shipments if the Iran conflict persists.
US set to quit World Health Organization
World 15:10 22/01/2026The U.S. is due to officially exit the World Health Organization on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and global health and also in violation of a U.S. law that requires Washington to pay the U.N. health agency $260 million in fees that it owes.
WHO says sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be taxed more
World 13:45 14/01/2026GENEVA -- Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, urging countries to hike taxes to reduce consumption levels and boost health funding.
Vaccines do not cause autism: WHO
World 15:40 12/12/2025A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.
Foreign experts urge Vietnam to add e-cigarettes, heated tobacco to investment law’s prohibited list
Vietnam News 11:32 02/12/2025Foreign experts are calling for the production and trade of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products to be added to the list of banned business sectors under Vietnam’s revised Investment Law, aiming to prevent these products from threatening public health, especially among young people, heard a conference held in Hanoi on Monday.
WHO sees no autism links to Tylenol, vaccines
World 16:29 24/09/2025GENEVA -- Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, following comments from the US president and his administration to the contrary.
WHO backs weight-loss drugs for obesity and urges change in mindset
World 15:24 16/09/2025LONDON - The World Health Organization will recommend using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults, according to draft guidance from the agency that urged countries to take the condition seriously as a chronic disease.
Informing parents not enough to fight childhood obesity: study
World 16:40 11/09/2025Government-led programs attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study published Thursday concluded, and researchers are calling for policies that prioritise society-wide solutions.
WHO adds GLP-1 drugs for diabetes, others to essential medicines list
World 10:10 06/09/2025LONDON -- The World Health Organization has added GLP-1 drugs to treat diabetes to its essential medicines list, alongside treatments for cystic fibrosis and cancer, and said it hopes this will improve global access to the costly drugs.
Donors pledge over $170mn to WHO ahead of US exit
World 09:44 21/05/2025GENEVA -- China, Qatar, Switzerland and others pledged over $170 million for the World Health Organization at its assembly on Tuesday, the agency said, and countries also accepted higher fees to help offset the expected loss of the U.S., the top donor.
