Cancer will afflict one in five of us in our lifetime and affect nearly all of us, according to World Health Organization (WHO)’s Global Status Report on Cancer 2026, released on Tuesday. “Our experience of the disease and chances of surviving now depend less on the stage or biology of our disease »»»

Cooking food to distribute free to children. The meals are made with food that is close to its expiry date. Workshop with Karuizawa Food Bank. Credit: Ippei Takemura MIYAGI PREFECTURE, Japan, Mar 6 2026 (IPS) - I recently came across a statistic that stopped me in my tracks. According to the World »»»

High prices of medicines limiting access, WHO says. 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 help improve global access to the costly drugs. The list (new wi»»»

Following the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates has inaugurated the Madhol Field Hospital in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state of the Republic of South Sudan. The event was attended by several ministers and officials from both the UAE »»»

Juba [South Sudan], March 9 (ANI/WAM): Following the directives of President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates has inaugurated the Madhol Field Hospital in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state of the Republic of South Sudan.The event was attended by several ministers and officials »»»