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South Sudan: ‘No child anywhere should suffer from polio’ – UN health agency

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Although South Sudan had recently been declared free from the wild poliovirus, the UN health agency said on Friday that 15 children under the age of five are reported to have been infected by a vaccine-derived form of polio, which has left them with irreversible paralysis. 
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Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers

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A bold new blueprint to tackle all neglected tropical diseases has been agreed at the UN health agency’s World Health Assembly, which will involve a radical shift in approach by Member States and non-state actors, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath’, UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day 

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Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each year, but this year’s COVID-19 pandemic makes it even more critical to stop the deadly infection, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday. 
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UN deputy chief conducts solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel

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The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel to underscore the Organization’s support to countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’ – WHO chief

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues evolving, the world must “take all opportunities to learn and improve the response as we go”, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.     
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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics

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Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but preventable diseases – amid disruptions to vital immunization programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have said.
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FROM THE FIELD: coping with COVID in refugee camps

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Physical distancing, handwashing with soap, wearing masks: these are some of the most basic, recommendations for slowing the spread of COVID-19, but for many refugees, and other displaced people, they can be very difficult to follow.
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Ahead of global health assembly, WHO stresses need for solidarity, preparation

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The COVID-19 pandemic can be defeated through science, solutions and solidarity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, underlining one of its core messages throughout the crisis. 
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Protecting citizens from COVID while granting refugee access, can be done: UNHCR

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It is possible for countries to both protect public health and “ensure access” for vulnerable people forced to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
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Deputy UN chief pushes Security Council on global ceasefire, to fight ‘common enemy’

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The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Tuesday urged the Security Council to do more to encourage combatants across the world to put down their guns and focus instead on fighting “our common enemy” – the coronavirus.
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Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy

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Indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities during armed conflict is having a “dramatic impact” on children and humanitarian personnel, the UN envoy for Children and Armed Conflict said on Monday.
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‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’ – WHO chief

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Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Monday.  
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First Person: supporting migrants on the COVID-19 frontline in Myanmar

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One of the far-reaching effects of the global lockdown brought on the COVID-19 pandemic has been the return of migrant workers to their home countries.  The UN gender agency, UN Women has been supporting the authorities in Myanmar, under the EU–UN funded Spotlight Initiative, to provide for the needs of women.
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Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief

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With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary care.
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Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID 

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In Kenya, a major UN-led cash and nutrition relief project is underway for informal workers facing a hunger crisis brought on by COVID-19, amidst warnings on Friday that the situation is likely even worse in many poorer countries. 
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UN agency chiefs appeal for ‘open science’ beyond COVID-19, citing dangers of secrecy and denial 

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The heads of three UN agencies joined forces on Tuesday to appeal for a global push towards “open science”, citing the value of cooperation in the response to COVID-19 and the dangers of treating evidence-based knowledge as an exclusive asset, or simple matter of opinion. 
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Yemeni children suffer record rates of acute malnutrition, putting ‘entire generation’ at risk 

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Yemeni children are suffering acute malnutrition at unprecedented rates as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis grinds on and funding falls far short of what is needed to offset the effects of conflict and  economic collapse, UN agencies said in a statement on Tuesday.  
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Catch-up, ‘get ahead and stay ahead’ of coronavirus, urges UN health agency chief

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Global COVID-19 cases spiked to their highest level yet during last week, with many northern hemisphere countries seeing “a concerning rise in cases and hospitalizations”, the UN health agency chief said on Monday, urging countries to “get ahead and stay ahead” of the virus. 
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Science, unity and solidarity, key to defeating COVID: UN chief

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Better preparation, listening to the science and acting together in solidarity, are some of the main ways that countries across the world can overcome the on-going COVID-19 crisis, the UN chief told the World Health Summit on Sunday.
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COVID-19: ‘Little or no’ benefit from trials of anti-virals, says WHO 

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Latest results from a UN-coordinated international trial on four COVID-19 therapeutic drugs, indicate that they have “little or no” positive impact on preventing deaths in patients infected with the new coronavirus. 
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COVID-19 rise in Europe a great concern, says WHO regional chief

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COVID-19 rise in Europe a great concern, says WHO regional chief
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Three billion people globally lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF

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Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, billions of people around the world do not have ready access to a place to wash their hands, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. 
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Progress against tuberculosis ‘at risk’: WHO

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Urgent action and funding are needed to sustain progress in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said, warning that global targets for prevention and treatment “will likely be missed”.
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‘Time for global solidarity’ to overcome COVID’s health, social and economic challenges

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The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but also constitutes an “unprecedented challenge” to public health, food systems and employment, a group of leading UN agencies said on Tuesday. 
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Herd immunity, an ‘unethical’ COVID-19 strategy, Tedros warns policymakers

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Using the principle of so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and “not an option” countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the UN health agency chief warned on Monday.
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