Hong Kong's famous skyline was engulfed in smog Monday, with residents urged to stay indoors.
The winter months regularly bring worse air quality to Hong Kong and other parts of the region due to wind direction and weather conditions.
But as acrid air shrouded the city's skyscrapers, harbour and surrounding hills, residents said they were afraid for their health.
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The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following widespread uproar against the appointment.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian health minister who took charge of the UN agency in July, had earlier this week given Mugabe the honorary role to help combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs)Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said health facilities across Yemen has been another victim of ongoing violence in the country, leaving millions of citizens at greater risk of malnutrition and disease.
"With more than 14.8 million people lacking access to basic health care, the current lack of funds means the situation will get much worse," said Nevio Zagaria,Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) over the weekend launched a campaign aimed at detecting and eliminating Guinea worm diseases in the country.
The campaign aims to enable DR Congo to be certified as a country where the disease has been effectively eradicated, according to health authorities.
Rewards will beRead more