health News
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WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat
Each year, more than 2.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer,…
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WHO urges action to protect children from contaminated medicines
WHO is releasing an urgent call to action to countries to prevent,…
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Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease
Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new…
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WHO launches funding appeal to help a record number of people in complex, intersecting health emergencies
WHO is launching its 2023 health emergency appeal today for US$ 2.54…
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WHO updates critical medicines list for radiological and nuclear emergencies
The World Health Organization (WHO) today updated its list of medicines that…
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More countries eliminate neglected tropical diseases but investments key to sustain progress
Today, on World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day, WHO releases a new…
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Dr Jarbas Barbosa elected as WHO Regional Director for the Americas
The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 152nd meeting in Geneva, has…
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WHO holds an inaugural meeting of the new Youth Council
The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted the inaugural meeting of the WHO Youth…
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WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the UN agency has released…
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$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO
In its appeal, the WHO said that a staggering 339 million people…
