Superbugs poised to become humanity’s greatest killer
By 2050, antimicrobial resistance could cause even more deaths than cancer
Pollution responsible for a quarter of deaths of children, says WHO
Toxic air and unsafe water cause the deaths of 1.7m children under five every year
World Health Organization declares end of Zika emergency
Body says virus transmitted by mosquitos remains long-term problem despite reclassification
WHO Zika emergency committee to carry out further Rio assessment
Response follows request from US senator to provide thorough appraisal of the dangers posed
WHO rejects call to move Olympics due to Zika virus
Letter from scientists warns risk of infection from Zika too high for games to go ahead
WHO holds emergency meeting to advise on Zika virus response
UN health body to decide if outbreak is global emergency demanding immediate action
Zika virus Q&A: what we know, what you need to know
Virus now ‘spreading explosively’ in Americas was discovered in Uganda in 1947
Zika virus spreading ‘explosively’, says World Health Organisation
Virus linked to thousands of birth defects has been found in more than 20 countries
Zika virus could affect four million people, says WHO
World Health Organization says mosquito-borne disease is ‘spreading explosively’
Zika virus outbreak to spread through Americas, WHO warns
3,893 cases of illness, spread by mosquitoes and linked to brain damage to babies, in Brazil
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in west Africa
Virus killed more than 11,000 after first case recorded in Guinea village two years ago
Hong Kong upgrades response to Mers outbreak
Data shows Saudi Arabia and South Korea have the highest number of infections
Ebola in Liberia slowing - World Health Organisation
Number of deaths from virus falls but WHO says disease is not under control
Sierra Leone plans four-day lockdown to halt Ebola spread
Residents in west African nation will be barred from leaving their homes
WHO declares Ebola in west Africa a health emergency
African states are urged to screen those leaving at international airports
Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops as Ebola toll hits 887
Healthcare systems in the West Africa nations are overrun by the deadly epidemic
Ebola outbreak can be halted, says WHO chief
West Africa outbreak ‘moving faster than our efforts to control it’, says Margaret Chan
Former rugby international Keith Wood to chair health council
Olive Loughnane and Ruth Scott among members of initivative to promote wellbeing
G8 health ministers vow to ‘stop dementia in its tracks’ by 2025
Regulatory rules will be eased to hurry the development of new drugs
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