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Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel

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An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency announced on Wednesday.
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South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns

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Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, warning of a “real possibility” that health systems there will be strained to a breaking point, leading to evn more loss of life. 
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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives

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The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the situation as many midwives have been deployed to other health services, according to a new United Nations report.
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Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown

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The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road to “normalcy” for youngsters, two in three of whom need humanitarian assistance, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push

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Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to underwrite COVID-19 vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the need to raise some $60 billion over the next two years. 
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Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over

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The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it marks the end of the country’s fourth outbreak of the deadly disease in less than three years, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in new report

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Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a report published on Friday, which provides 10 key recommendations to get the world back on track.
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Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but ‘threat remains present’

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Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases and hospitalizations are falling, “the threat remains present”, a senior UN health official said on Thursday.  
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Madagascar edges toward famine, UN food agency appeals for assistance

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An unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar, an island State off the East African coast in the Indian Ocean, is forcing hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine at a scale “beyond belief”, a senior UN food agency official said on Thursday. 
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Increased cancer risk for petroleum industry workers and people living near plants: New UN study

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People working in the petroleum industry or living near petroleum facilities are at increased risk of developing several different cancer types, according to a new report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARCWHO), part of the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
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UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge

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The United Nations is supporting India as the country battles a major surge in COVID-19 cases which on Wednesday saw the overall reported death toll top 201,000, according to latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures. Confirmed cases stand at just under 18 million nationwide. 
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COVID-19 cases rise for ninth consecutive week, variants continue spreading 

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COVID-19 infections have increased for the ninth consecutive week globally while variants continue their spread, the UN health agency has confirmed. 
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Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work

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The numbers of home workers around the world  have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting a fresh focus on the need for employers to ensure that their employees are working in a safe environment. On the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, we look at some of the ways the UN is helping employers and governments to keep people safe, wherever they work.
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Key workers need greater protections amidst COVID fight, new ILO report warns

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the workplace dangers faced by key workers who need far greater protection to do their jobs safely, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday.
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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on international day

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 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of countries are approaching and achieving malaria elimination, the UN chief said on Sunday, World Malaria Day. 
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Japan: UN experts ‘deeply disappointed’ by decision to discharge Fukushima water

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Three independent UN human rights experts expressed deep regret on Thursday over Japan’s decision to discharge potentially still radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant water into the ocean, warning that it could impact millions across the Pacific region.  
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Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’  

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A lack of new treatments for common infections has left people dangerously exposed to the “world’s most dangerous bacteria”, the UN health agency said on Thursday. 
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New global compact aims to drive down diabetes deaths, boost insulin access

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Increasing access to affordable insulin is among the objectives of the new Global Diabetes Compact, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), 100 years after the discovery of the life-saving medicine. 
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WHO and partners urge countries to halt sales of wild mammals at food markets

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called for countries to suspend sales of live wild mammals in traditional food markets, also known as “wet markets”, in efforts to prevent the emergence of new deadly diseases, such as COVID-19. 
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COVID ‘long way from over’ as cases and deaths surge – WHO

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The COVID-19 pandemic is “a long way from over” but there are many reasons to be optimistic and it’s possible the pandemic can be brought under control “within months”, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday. 
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FROM THE FIELD: providing hope for those living with HIV in Yemen

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Living with HIV in Yemen, a country mired in a seemingly interminable conflict, is particularly challenging, with medical supplies hard to come by, and only around half of all health facilities fully operational.
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Low-income countries have received just 0.2 per cent of all COVID-19 shots given

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The vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines administered have so far gone to wealthy nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. 
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Migrants left stranded and without assistance by COVID-19 lockdowns 

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Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday. 
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COVID-19: WHO chief outlines five ‘vital changes’ to address inequities

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Investing in equitable production and access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, is among five “vital changes” the world needs to make this year to address the inequalities the pandemic has exacerbated, the UN’s top health official said, marking World Health Day on Wednesday. 
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COVID-19 lays bare social inequality says UN chief, as COVAX doses top 36 million

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The COVID crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are” said the UN chief in his message for World Health Day released on Monday.
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