A parallel pandemic: Violence against women intensified during COVID-19, confirms UN

Half the women surveyed in 13 countries reported that they or a woman they knew experienced increased violence since the COVID-19 pandemic; …

Deaths due to COVID-19 much higher than reported: WHO

At least 90% countries reported one or more disruptions to essential health services during the pandemic, the World Health Statistics report …

WHO report flags spike in cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus

At least 149 immunodeficiency vaccine-derived poliovirus cases were reported to WHO between 1961 and 2019

Don’t politicise SARS-CoV-2 origin, WHO says as probe calls grow louder

WHO announced next steps August 12 as part of its investigation to find SARS-CoV-2 origins 

Preventing HIV-AIDS in women: How drug-releasing vaginal ring can help

Girls and women make up more than half of 38 million people living with HIV-AIDS as of 2019

Trans people twice as likely to die as cis men, women: Lancet study over 5 decades

Mortality risk among trans people did not decrease between 1972 and 2018; the risk may be higher in other countries due to social stigma, study …