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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS
A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS ( UNAIDS) has shown that investing $29 billion a year to HIV response in low and middle income…
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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS
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Motherhood on the brink in Yemen
War, a humanitarian crisis, a looming famine, a health system close to collapse and the deepening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a “catastrophic situation” in which a…
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Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn
Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said in its annual…
Europe
Work begins on the Conference on the Future of Europe | News | European Parliament
The work on the Conference on the Future of Europe has officially started with the constitutive meeting of the Executive Board held on 24 March. Source : © European Union,…
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Opening – 24-25 March plenary session | News | European Parliament
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Global COVID-19 infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off
COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around 3.3 million new cases reported in the past seven-day period, the UN health agency said on…
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1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with the previous year, because of COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Monday.
Health
First Person: Prepare for the next pandemic, says WHO scientist
New technologies have given us new ways to control diseases - crucial to fighting the COVID pandemic, and future global outbreaks, says the World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist.
Europe
Conference on the Future of Europe: EP appoints executive board representatives | News | European Parliament
On Thursday, Parliament’s Conference of Presidents endorsed the members and observers nominated by the political groups to be on the Conference’s executive board.Committee on Constitutional Affairs Source : © European…
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Do not use weather as a basis to relax COVID-19 control measures, UN agency urges
The UN meteorological agency on Thursday cautioned that weather and climate conditions, including the onset of higher temperatures in the northern hemisphere spring, should not be used as a trigger…