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Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts

WEBWithout health, the world is badly hobbled in its race to realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Goals; the recently opened 78 th …

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90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be disrupted …

WEBOver one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and 90% of countries are still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services. The findings of the …

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World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief

WEB22 May 2023 Health. Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for …

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Why biodiversity is good for our health UN News

WEB17 December 2022 Climate and Environment. The natural world has gifted humanity with untold health benefits, and it is believed that it harbours many more undiscovered …

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Chronic diseases taking ‘immense and increasing toll on lives’, …

WEBThreat to future generations. Despite overall health progress, WHO said that the increasing toll of NCDs meant that if the trend were to continue, by around 2050, …

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World must invest in strong health systems that protect everyone …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality …

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WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, …

WEB28 June 2021 Health. Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its …

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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 hospitalised coronavirus patients also had bacterial infections which can be treated with antibiotics, a …

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State of the ocean will ‘ultimately determine the survival of our

WEBThe health of the ocean will ultimately determine the survival of humankind on Earth, according to the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson. Marking the opening …

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WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency

WEB5 May 2023 Health. The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it …

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Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’, says Guterres, …

WEBThe UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on ensuring fairness, sustainability and respect for human rights throughout the entire …

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Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth Day

WEBMore recently, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Goals strikes a greener, cleaner, fairer path forward for all, and every year, world leaders and …

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Redefining life-long benefits of sexual health – WHO UN News

WEBIt is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being, related to sexuality. Sexual health is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. It …

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Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in

WEBInterwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights, reveals that more than half of all preventable maternal …

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Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO UN News

WEB17 June 2022 Health. Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying, if …

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COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis UN News

WEBHealth has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion …

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Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges …

WEBData covering all three areas revealed that more than one in two 15-year-olds experimented with alcohol, while one in five teenagers recently used e-cigarettes, the …

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WATCH/LISTEN: Social media negatively affects girls’ mental …

WEBDigital technologies and algorithm-driven software, especially social media, present high risks of privacy invasion, cyberbullying and distraction from learning to …

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War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO

WEBPrint. 20 November 2023 Humanitarian Aid. The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health crisis is a ‘recipe for epidemics’, …

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Ukraine health facilities ‘stretched to breaking point’, warns WHO

WEBThe World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday that it is working “day and night” to keep medical supply chains open and preserve the health system in …

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Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO

WEBThe health situation in Sudan itself “has reached gravely serious levels”, WHO said. More than two-thirds of hospitals remain out of service amid increasing …

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Gaza: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO

WEBAs WHO marks World Health Day on Sunday, under the theme My health, my right, this basic right is utterly out of reach for the civilians of Gaza, said the agency. …

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Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed …

WEBAttacks that occurred between January and March left 25 children dead, including a two-month-old, said the agency. During the first three weeks of April, nine …

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Health system ‘barely surviving’ as OCHA calls for Gaza aid

WEB28 March 2024 Peace and Security. Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head of the UN World Health Organization …

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UN updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7

WEBA UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attacks has …

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World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of …

WEBIran police enforces ‘strict’ hijab rules, OHCHR says. Police in Iran are enforcing a violent crackdown against women and girls under the country’s hijab laws, …

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