World Health News
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Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
One of the UN teams on the ground, the refugee agency UNHCR, transported tons…
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Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition
That’s the alarming message on Thursday from UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, which…
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Monkeypox: Amid uncertainty, global situation ‘cannot be ignored’ says WHO chief
Members of the committee could announce their decision on whether or not…
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Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer
The SunSmart Global UV App, is the collective brainchild of the World…
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Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day
Returning to an in-person format this year, the verdant North Lawn was…
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Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO
To make matters worse, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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‘Surprise’ early heatwave in Europe, harbinger of things to come
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the intense heatwave made its way…
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New UN guide aims to tackle growing problem of elder abuse
The UN agency and partners are highlighting the issue in the context…
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WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’
The experts will meet on June 23 to assess whether the continuing…
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Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger
Some 19.7 million people – almost half of Afghanistan’s population – are…
