https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/who/ The latest Flip News stories on WHO. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/health/who-infection-cancer-study/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/who-infection-cancer-study/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT WHO/IARC researchers report that 2.3 million cancer cases in 2024 — about 12% — were caused by infections, with five pathogens behind almost all of them. Sarah Whitfield WHO cancer infections Lancet Oncology public health The Indian Express https://flipnews.co.uk/health/drc-bunia-mpox-case-ebola-outbreak/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/drc-bunia-mpox-case-ebola-outbreak/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A laboratory-confirmed mpox case has been identified in Bunia, the city at the centre of DR Congo's worst Ebola outbreak on record, raising fears of a resurgence of the disease. Sarah Whitfield DR Congo mpox Bunia Ebola Ituri WHO Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/who-fifth-candidate-dg-nominations-close/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/who-fifth-candidate-dg-nominations-close/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:50:00 GMT Five candidates — from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Spain and Indonesia — will contest the WHO's top job after the nomination deadline closed on 24 September, with a shortlist due in January 2027. Sarah Whitfield WHO Director-General Tedros Geneva nominations Reuters; Health Policy Watch; WHO