The NMT Media Foundation has renewed its call for stronger protections for journalists worldwide, stressing that impunity for crimes against media practitioners remains a threat. 

This year's commemoration of World Patient Safety Day emphasises the need to raise public awareness and promote collaboration among stakeholders at the global and national levels to improve patient safety standards.

Sexually transmitted infections continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year globally.

This is according to a new World Health Organisation report issued on Tuesday.

World food prices fell for the sixth month in a row in September, UN data showed Friday, as they continued to decline since a record was reached following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

COVID-19 cases are expected to rise globally. 

At a media briefing, the World Health Organization's Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, therefore urged people to continue getting vaccinated to curtail the spread of the disease and save lives.