Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all!

Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all!

By Ms Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Each year, on March 03, we…

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The benefits of AI in healthcare

The benefits of AI in healthcare

Artificial intelligence is being used in healthcare for everything from answering patient questions to assisting with…

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Q&A: Pervasive Disparities Influence All Aspects of Treatment for Head & Neck Cancer

Q&A: Pervasive Disparities Influence All Aspects of Treatment for Head & Neck Cancer

Photo Credit: ZayWin Htal Extensive racial and ethnic disparities in head and neck cancer influence everything…

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Change in healthcare legislation: social workers now included in Ukraine’s multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams

Change in healthcare legislation: social workers now included in Ukraine’s multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams

Kyiv, 29 December 2023 – In a landmark initiative, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in…

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HHS Issues New Proposed Rule to Strengthen Prohibitions Against Discrimination on the Basis of a Disability in Health Care and Human Services Programs

HHS Issues New Proposed Rule to Strengthen Prohibitions Against Discrimination on the Basis of a Disability in Health Care and Human Services Programs

Significant updates to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act rule 50 years after the law was…

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WHO issues guidance to improve access to hearing care in low- and middle-income settings

WHO issues guidance to improve access to hearing care in low- and middle-income settings

For World Hearing Day, marked on 3 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new…

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