World Health News
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Protection of older persons’ rights needed now ‘more than ever’: Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet was addressing the Working Group on Ageing, at UN Headquarters…
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WHO welcomes initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide
The decision was taken at the inaugural International Strategic Dialogue on Noncommunicable…
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Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances said it was…
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UN experts voice ‘profound concern’ at reported sanatorium eviction in Taiwan
Voicing “profound concern” over the reported imminent eviction of 300 residents from…
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COVID-19 vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical
Ambassadors met to review implementation of two resolutions: one on the Secretary-General’s…
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Ukraine: UN relief chief joins call for probe after ‘horrifying’ visit to Bucha
Martin Griffiths was in Bucha and in Irpin, both located outside the…
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World Health Day: Take climate action, take care of each other
In its call-to-action, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a shocking report…
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Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health
Plant pests and diseases cause food crop losses of up to 40…
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First Person: A first in psychological aid, for Ukraine refugees in Poland
Mlyny is a small town in southeastern Poland, approximately eight kilometres from…
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UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic
The most common arboviruses are in fact some of the world’s most…
