World Health News
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More women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: a global…
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Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO
According to a new update on Wednesday from the World Health Organization (WHO), 35…
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Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO
The UN agency has released its first-ever report on the pipeline of…
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Ukraine war: ‘Please, let us in,’ WHO issues plea to reach sick and injured
More than four and half months since Russia’s invasion, civilians have continued…
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Tedros urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s appeal comes as confirmed coronavirus cases jumped nearly 30…
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‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief, as report shows third of women in developing countries give birth in teen years
While total fertility across the globe has fallen, the UNFPA report shows…
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Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official
Nneka Henry, who heads the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) Secretariat,…
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COVID-19: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed in his weekly briefing to journalists…
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UN drug report shines light on cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends
The World Drug Report 2022 also details the environmental consequences of the…
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Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO
The announcement comes two days after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus convened…
