A pinch (less) of salt can save lives, WHO says in new report
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Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a new report launched on Thursday.
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Avian flu reappears in Cambodia, UN health agency warns
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Cambodian authorities reported two cases of avian flu, including an 11-year-old girl who died of the virus, the UN health agency said on Sunday.
African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
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UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases
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With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers on Tuesday, endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe
Amidst stalled HIV prevention, WHO supports new long-acting prevention drug cabotegravir
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The UN health agency on Thursday recommended the use of a new long-acting “safe and highly effective” prevention option for people at “substantial risk” of HIV infection, known as cabotegravir (CAB-LA).
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency
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Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.
As virus spreads ‘freely’ COVID-19 ‘nowhere near over’: Tedros
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Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers but also triggering an “increasing trend of deaths”, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at the
Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger
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A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part of an overall package of $195 million, for critical livelihood and life-saving assistance, the UN agriculture agency FAO, said
Americas: Rising COVID-19 caseload should be a ‘wake-up call’
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COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where new infections and fatalities have been steadily increasing over the past four weeks, the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Assistive technology: a ‘life changer’ for those most in need
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Almost one billion people with disabilities and older persons are being denied access to assistive technology, according to a UN report published on Monday, calling on governments and industry to fund and prioritize access.