health News
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WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain
Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on…
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First Person: ‘Shocked’ into hepatitis C treatment in South Africa
A South African man who started smoking cannabis when he was 14…
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Over 350,000 children in developing world missing out on cancer treatment
Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed…
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HIV a ‘critical health concern’ amongst people who use drugs in Thailand
A new narcotics law in Thailand has meant that people who use…
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Spike in dengue cases due to global warming, warns WHO
Global warming marked by higher average temperatures, precipitation and longer periods of…
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Unitaid: Close to a million deaths by 2035 if TB prevention is not acted on
UN health innovation initiative Unitaid warned on Wednesday that the failure to implement…
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Lies about pandemic accord endangering future generations: WHO chief
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday expressed concern…
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Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound
Global immunisation services reached four million more children in 2022, compared with…
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‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza
Polish authorities are investigating all potential sources of infection after some 29…
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Aspartame sweetener ‘possibly’ cancer-causing, WHO agency reports
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research agency on Friday classified the…
