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To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri  Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri  Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri  My name is Tedros, and I am the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). But today, I am not writing to you as an official. I am writing to you as someone who knows y...

Roos Koole/Getty Images Some mornings when you wake up, your head is fuzzy, your body is heavy, and you don’t feel rested. It felt like you were dreaming all night. But did all that dreaming actually wear you out? Let’s look at what the science says. We all dream, but not everyone remembers it Most...

Getty Images As New Zealand enters the colder months of the year, more than a million Kiwis have begun receiving their government-funded top-ups to help pay the power bill. Since it was introduced in 2018, the Winter Energy Payment has helped pensioners, beneficiaries and others on fixed incomes cov...

Summary of discussions of 22 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

Summary of discussions of 20 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

Summary of discussions of 19 May at Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly

yaroslav/Pexels Manicures and pedicures are big business, with the global nail care market estimated to be worth US$23.5 billion. But sometimes clients visiting nail salons come away with more than beautiful nails. Several women from Perth recently told the ABC they contracted severe infections afte...

At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has presented four distinguished leaders with the Award for Global Health, recognizing their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to improving the health and well-being of communit...

Getty Images Without immigrant doctors, one expert quoted in a recent report said, New Zealand’s health system “would be more on our knees than we already are”. According to a survey by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, over 43% of New Zealand doctors are trained overseas, the highest...