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WHO

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

WHO says first five patients evacuated via Gaza’s Rafah crossing

A Palestinian man waves from a window as war-wounded people and patients, accompanied by relatives, get ready to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, after it was opened by Israel on Monday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 3, 2026.
A Palestinian man waves from a window as war-wounded people and patients, accompanied by relatives, get ready to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, after it was opened by Israel on Monday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 3, 2026.

WHO appeals for $1.27b for world’s worst health crises in 2026

The World Health Organization estimates that 239 million people would need urgent humanitarian assistance in 2026
The World Health Organization estimates that 239 million people would need urgent humanitarian assistance in 2026

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.