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‘Thank you, Madam President’: Melania Trump chairs UN meeting on children in conflict

U.S. first lady Melania Trump presides over a United Nations Security Council meeting, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Denmark first EU country to halt mother-to-child HIV transmission: WHO

According to World Health Organization figures, Denmark has low rates of HIV and syphilis among pregnant women.

Risk of Nipah spread low after cases in India, Bangladesh: WHO

Nipah, which spreads from animals to humans, has no vaccine and a fatality rate ranging from 40 per cent to 75 per cent.

WHO urges US to share Covid-19 origins intel

The global catastrophe killed an estimated 20 million people, according to the UN health agency.

Measles cases in Europe, Central Asia drop 75% in 2025, agencies say

A nurse prepares a measles-rubella vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

94 million need cataract surgery, but access lacking: WHO

The WHO said that over the past two decades, global cataract surgery coverage had increased by 15 per cent.

Singapore to limit mercury use in tooth fillings despite WHO call for phase-out by 2034

Dentists in Singapore still use mercury as tooth filling judiciously as some cases still need amalgam

WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

The patient in Bangladesh developed symptoms consistent with Nipah virus on Jan 21 and died a week later.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 4, 2026

A photo released by the White House showing US President Donald Trump (right) and Colombian President Gustavo Petro talking in the Oval Office on Feb 3.

Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO

New research estimates that 38 per cent of all new cancer cases globally in 2022 – 7.1 million – were linked to preventable causes.

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