Who Health News Scraper
Pricing
from $10.00 / 1,000 results
Who Health News Scraper
What Does WHO Health News Scraper Do?
The WHO Health News Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts news releases, feature stories, and event announcements from the World Health Organization (WHO) official website. It provides structured data about global health news, disease outbreaks, policy decisions, and public health guidelines from the world's leading international health authority.
Why Scrape WHO News?
The World Health Organization publishes critical health information that affects billions of people worldwide. For health researchers, epidemiologists, public health professionals, journalists, and policy makers, having structured access to WHO news enables real-time monitoring of disease outbreaks, tracking of health policy changes, and analysis of global health trends. This scraper automates what would otherwise require constant manual monitoring.
How to Use This WHO News Scraper
- Choose the type of news you want: releases, feature stories, or events.
- Set the maximum number of articles to extract.
- Run the actor to get a structured dataset of WHO health news.
The Cheerio-based scraper is lightweight and efficient, processing WHO pages quickly without requiring a full browser.
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
newsType | string | Type of WHO news (releases, feature-stories, events) | "releases" |
maxResults | integer | Maximum articles to scrape | 25 |
Output Data
Each article includes:
- title - Article or release headline
- summary - Brief description or lead text
- url - Full URL to the article
- date - Publication date
- category - Topic category if available
- type - News type (releases, feature-stories, events)
- scrapedAt - Timestamp of the scrape
Cost of Usage
Very efficient to run:
- Per result: $0.01
- Per 1,000 results: $10
- Actor start cost: $0.005
A typical scrape of 25 WHO news articles completes in seconds at minimal cost.
Tips and Best Practices
- Use "releases" for official WHO press releases and statements.
- "Feature-stories" provides in-depth articles and analyses.
- Schedule daily runs to maintain an up-to-date health news database.
- Combine with translation services for multilingual health news monitoring.
- WHO news is authoritative and frequently cited in academic research.
Try these related scrapers too:
- UN News Article Scraper - United Nations global news
- CDC Health Topics Scraper - US health information
- PBS NewsHour Scraper - PBS in-depth news
