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A look at global health issues. Millions die each year from easily preventable diseases. Global factors such as poverty, access to health care, patent issues at the world trade organization (WTO) and the power of pharmaceutical companies are major problems. Global health initiatives to fight AIDS/HIV, malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and other global diseases have showed some encouraging signs, as

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WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that …

WEBWHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as “Disease X”, which indicates an unknown …

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COVID-19 Pandemic has Shown Humanity at its Best

WEBCOVID-19 Pandemic has Shown Humanity at its Best-- & at its Worst. A health worker at a local health centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, …

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Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights …

WEBSpeaking on behalf of UN chief António Guterres, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed emphasized that universal health coverage will correct a “human …

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Global Health Overview — Global Issues

WEBMillions die each year from easily preventable diseases. Global factors such as poverty, access to health care, patent issues at the world trade organization (WTO) …

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Assistive technology: a ‘life changer’ for those most in need

WEBProduced jointly by the World Health Organization and UN Children’s Fund (), The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents new evidence of the global need …

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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': …

WEBUN News. The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and avoidable suffering, the Director-General of the …

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Health Care Around the World — Global Issues

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is the premier organization looking at health issues around the world. When looking at the pattern of health care around the …

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Population Ageing: An Inescapable Future — Global Issues

WEBWednesday, January 05, 2022. Inter Press Service. PORTLAND, USA, Jan 05 (IPS) - The ageing of human populations is an inescapable demographic future. That evolving and …

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Africans Can Solve the Disease that Haunts Us — Here’s How

WEBBOSTON, US, Mar 15 (IPS) - I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one …

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Women, Girls Equal Partners in HIV Responses, Says Activist

WEBThis comes as the latest data from UNAIDS shows that: Globally, 46% of all new HIV infections were among women and girls in 2022. In sub-Saharan Africa, …

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Mental Health: Getting to Healthy, Happy — Global Issues

WEBU.S. adults reported considerably elevated adverse mental health conditions associated with COVID-19. About 31% of respondents reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, …

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How to Sustainably Finance Universal Health Care — Global Issues

WEBTuesday, August 10, 2021. Inter Press Service. PENANG and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (IPS) - To achieve universal health coverage, a country needs a healthcare system that …

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Why Some National Health Care Systems Do Better than Others

WEBTotal health care spending as a share of GDP is correlated with life expectancy, but more spending in South Africa, Saudi Arabia and the US has been less …

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How Inequality Drives HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women

WEBIn 2020, adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24 accounted for 25% of new infections, while making up only 10% of the population. Six in seven new …

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Health in the Media — Global Issues

WEBHealth in the Media. by Anup Shah. This page last updated Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Many of us grow up learning from our families and cultural …

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‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says …

WEBIn an alert, WHO noted that although just eight per cent of hospitalized coronavirus patients also had bacterial infections which can be treated with antibiotics, a …

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Obesity — Global Issues

WEBObesity is a growing global health problem. Obesity is when someone is so overweight that it is a threat to their health. Obesity typically results from over-eating …

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Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences

WEBFriday, October 20, 2023. UN News. Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of devastating earthquakes, need urgent assistance to withstand …

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AIDS in Africa — Global Issues

WEB2.7 million new infections of HIV. 2 million deaths from AIDS. Approximately 7 out of 10 deaths for 2008 were in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region that also has over two …

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