As obesity management draws awareness and weight-loss injections are launched in India, hospitals are offering customised ...

The number of overweight and obese adults in India is expected to rise from 180 million in 2021 to an 449 million by 2050.

The resolution, adopted on Saturday during the 78th WHA, tasks the World Health Organization's (WHO) director general with developing a 10-year global action plan to tackle rare diseases.

Members of the World Health Organization came together on a critical agreement that outlines how members would react to pandemics after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness at the World Health Assembly on Monday.

Anadolu via Getty Images In May 2025, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported that since the aid blockade began on March 2, 2025, 57 children have died from the effects of malnutrition.

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has reduced its management team by half and will have to scale back operations, its director-general said on Wednesday, four months after ...

A worker arranges UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) humanitarian aid in a UAE plane headed to Egypt’s El-Arish airport on January 24, 2025 at an airport in Dubai, as part of a humanitarian ...

Monday 7 April marks World Health Day, a day organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to highlight a particular global health issue. This year, it aims to kick off a year-long campaign on ...

When BMI is elevated, it often suggests an excess of body fat that may not be ideal for our health. Fat stored around the abdominal area, in particular, can have significant impacts on your body.

Global Obesity Crisis It is estimated that up to 1.9 billion people worldwide will be living with obesity in 2035. Childhood obesity is expected to increase by 100% between 2020 and 2035. About 1 ...

Major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a ...