World Health News
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Baby formula marketing ‘pervasive, misleading and aggressive’ – UN report
How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, the…
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Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General
Although COVID-19 caught the world unprepared, “we cannot let this happen again,”…
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COVID-19: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO
Approximately 115,500 health workers died from COVID-19 in the first 18 months…
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WHO alert over childhood cancer inequalities in Europe
The new WHO report sets out for the first time the scale…
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Redefining life-long benefits of sexual health – WHO
“This review provides a simple message: programmes which better reflect the reasons…
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Africa on track to control pandemic this year but vigilance is key: WHO
Since the first case on the continent was identified nearly two years…
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WHO highlights benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence for older people
In a new policy brief, Ageism in artificial intelligence for health, the agency presents…
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Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline
People living with the newly revealed subtype, experience double the rate of…
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UN partnership aims to combat microplastics in cigarettes
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Secretariat of the World Health…
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Putting an end to India’s oxygen crises
In May 2021, India’s hospitals were at breaking point. The country found…
