Health

Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer. WHO also published survey results from 115 countries, showing a majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services, as part of universal […]

Healthcare workers have the right to access the most up-to-date evidence-based information, to help them provide comprehensive abortion care. In recognition of this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Special Programme of Research in Human Reproduction (HRP) launched a new “digital decision support tool” or app, available on  Apple and Google Play, to support caregivers in the process

The 67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), took place in Vienna from 14–22 March 2024, including the high-level segment (14–15 March) which aimed to review progress made in the implementation of international drug policy commitments. The high-level declaration on the mid-term review