health News
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UN to continue Gaza vaccination campaign against polio
WHO said in a news release that more than 591,000 children under…
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US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted…
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WHO, St. Jude launch groundbreaking international delivery of childhood cancer medicines
The World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have…
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Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance
Around 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and most of…
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Dire health and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo prompts escalation of efforts by WHO, partners
The recent surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the…
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US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
The waiver allows the continuation or resumption of “life-saving humanitarian assistance” including HIV…
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Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
Speaking from Gaza, WHO Representative Rik Peeperkorn described a scene of widespread…
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Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns
The analysis underscores the devastating impact of toxic air on young lives,…
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‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or…
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Strengthening alliances and building movements to end female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation is a violation of human rights that inflicts deep…
