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WHO launches global lab network to monitor emerging coronaviruses
World
March 28, 2024
WHO launches global lab network to monitor emerging coronaviruses
The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced on Wednesday a new network, CoViNet, with aims to detect, monitor, and assess SARS-CoV-2,…
Global cancer cases expected to rise by more than 75% by 2050, WHO says
Uncategorized
February 1, 2024
Global cancer cases expected to rise by more than 75% by 2050, WHO says
Global cancer cases are predicted to rise by more than 75% by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Latest…
WHO addresses mental health crisis in war-torn Yemen
Yemen
January 9, 2024
WHO addresses mental health crisis in war-torn Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an estimated 7 million people, about a quarter of Yemen’s population, grapple…
Global dengue surge sparks concern as cases top 5 million this year
World Medical News
December 23, 2023
Global dengue surge sparks concern as cases top 5 million this year
The World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on the threat of dengue Friday as the mosquito-borne disease has spread…
WHO: $185M required to avert deaths linked to food insecurity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
December 21, 2023
WHO: $185M required to avert deaths linked to food insecurity in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that the UN agency needs $185 million to prevent food insecurity-related deaths…
WHO dispatches 29 tons of aid to flood victims in Libya
NEWS
September 17, 2023
WHO dispatches 29 tons of aid to flood victims in Libya
The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent 29 tons of aid material to Libya following this weekend’s devastating floods that…
United Nations: One billion people worldwide at risk of cholera
NEWS
May 21, 2023
United Nations: One billion people worldwide at risk of cholera
According to the World Health Organization, cholera cases have been registered in 24 countries since the beginning of the year…
Half a billion people at risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, WHO says
World
October 20, 2022
Half a billion people at risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, WHO says
Nearly half a billion people will develop heart disease, obesity or diabetes if governments do not take “urgent action” to…
WHO: 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
Science & Technology
April 14, 2022
WHO: 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality,…
WHO: There is no evidence of a decline in the effectiveness of vaccines against Omicron
NEWS
December 2, 2021
WHO: There is no evidence of a decline in the effectiveness of vaccines against Omicron
The World Health Organization confirmed that there is no evidence so far of a decline in the effectiveness of vaccines…