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UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the…
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War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO
The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a…
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Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief
Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for…
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World Toilet Day, flush with innovations for safer sanitation
Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and…
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World News in Brief: Diabetes on the rise, UN prisoners in Yemen, Ukraine war fuels rise in landmine casualties
One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with…
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Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief
Senior UN officials said on Saturday said there could be no justification…
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Updated guidelines on COVID-19 revise risk of hospitalisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment,…
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One in three nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths linked to working outdoors
Nearly one in every three deaths from nonmelanoma skin cancer is caused…
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More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB
Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19…
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Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities…
