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Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization
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Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization

Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand ‘too little’, and which meets the criteria of an emergency…

23 July 2022 · 4 min read

Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass 14,000: WHO
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Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass 14,000: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as global cases passed 14,000, with six…

21 July 2022 · 3 min read

WHO calls for action to provide migrant and refugee healthcare
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WHO calls for action to provide migrant and refugee healthcare

Millions of refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, which could jeopardize reaching the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for these populations. 

20 July 2022 · 4 min read

Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency
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Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency

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)…

14 July 2022 · 4 min read

Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO
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Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO

In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzzling spread of hepatitis in previously healthy children,…

13 July 2022 · 3 min read

Ghana prepares for possible first-ever Marburg virus outbreak
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Ghana prepares for possible first-ever Marburg virus outbreak

Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease. If confirmed, these would the first such infections recorded in the…

8 July 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine war: ‘Please, let us in,’ WHO issues plea to reach sick and injured
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Ukraine war: ‘Please, let us in,’ WHO issues plea to reach sick and injured

The UN health agency (WHO) issued an urgent appeal on Friday for access to sick and injured people caught up in the war in Ukraine, including “hundreds” of landmine victims,…

8 July 2022 · 4 min read

‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief, as report shows third of women in developing countries give birth in teen years
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‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief, as report shows third of women in developing countries give birth in teen years

Nearly a third of all women in developing countries, start having children at the age of 19 or younger, and nearly half of first births to adolescents, are to children…

5 July 2022 · 3 min read

Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official 
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Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official 

Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a senior UN official…

29 June 2022 · 3 min read

UN drug report shines light on cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends
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UN drug report shines light on cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends

Legalized cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) revealed in a new…

27 June 2022 · 5 min read