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Convention’s 10-year birthday marks commitment to prevent new mercury scare
Banning new mercury mines is among milestones achieved under the Minamata Convention, which…
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World News in Brief: Health access in Israel-Palestine, Myanmar bombing, child refugee mental health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for access to health and…
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INTERVIEW: Reducing teen pregnancy in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – “I had plans for my life, but since I got…
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Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres
Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate…
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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly…
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UN supports ‘monumental step’ for cancer sufferers in northwest Syria
The first radiotherapy machine to treat cancer arrived in northwest Syria over…
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WHO approves second malaria vaccine for children
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine…
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New agreement promotes drug-free sport, supports public health
The UN health agency, WHO, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have…
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Ban smoking and vaping in schools worldwide urges WHO
Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products,…
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New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN…
