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UN health agency welcomes Facebook pledge to stop vaccine misinformation from going viral

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed Facebook’s pledge to ensure users can separate fact from fiction when it comes to vaccines, across its platforms from Facebook Search, to Groups, Pages and forums. Following…

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Statement by WHO Director-General on Facebook and Instagram and Vaccine Misinformation

The World Health Organization welcomes the commitment by Facebook to ensure that users find facts about vaccines across Instagram, Facebook Search, Groups, Pages and forums where people seek out…

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WHO warns microplastics present in drinking water

Microplastic pollution caused by rubbish dumped at sea is also in drinking water, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report that calls for more research on the…

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Breakthrough in new drug treatments to fight Ebola in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced what could be a major breakthrough in the battle against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), revealing that two out…

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Measles cases triple globally

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that measles cases nearly tripled globally during the first seven months of 2019, compared with the same period last year. So far this year…

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Second Ebola case confirmed on border with Rwanda

A second case of Ebola has been detected on Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Rwanda, raising fears the deadly illness could spread. The case was confirmed in the city…

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WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’

Electronic cigarettes are "undoubtedly harmful" and should be regulated, the WHO said as it warned against the use of vaping products by smokers trying to quit their deadly habit. The…

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WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on the 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating…

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern" (PHEIC). The PHEIC emergency provision is the highest…

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WHO reports new Ebola incident in Uganda

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared today on Wednesday that a new case of Ebola has been spotted in Uganda for the second time in a row, fuelling concerns that…

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WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies

Two new studies from WHO/Europe show that a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of 6 months, and that many of…

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Groundbreaking cancer-fighting drugs now included in updated UN list of essential medicines

The UN health agency, WHO, announced that dozens of new drugs have been added to the list of essential medicines that every country should have, including new cancer treatments that…

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Worldwide reduction in MERS cases and deaths since 2016

The World Health Organization and colleagues from the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and Institut Pasteur have estimated that, since 2016, 1 465 cases of Middle East Respiratory syndrome…

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Nearly 1,000 dead in fight for Tripoli

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that almost 1,000 people have been killed since Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar launched a push three months ago to capture the…

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Americans urged to get MMR vaccine in wake of “record-breaking” European measles outbreak

The American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal on Monday recommended to all U.S. citizens " to take all the recommended vaccinations, including measles through the MMR vaccine, before traveling abroad."…

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The WHO gives recognition to work burnout as a syndrome linked to chronic work stress

The World Health Organization is about to embark on the development of evidence-based guidelines on mental well-being in the workplace. People work overtime to make sure they’re succeeding in their…

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WHO considering declaring a global health emergency because of Ebola in Uganda and Congo

Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief, in comments to the Associated Press (AP) , said that it was a Congolese pastor who is thought to have…

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WHO declares ‘e-gaming addiction’ a disease

Video game addiction has been made an official disease after the World Health Organisation (WHO) voted unanimously to recognise the condition. “Gaming disorder” is listed after “gambling disorder” in ICD-11…

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Over 510 dead, close to 2,500 injured since Tripoli clashes started

At least 510 people have been killed and 2,467 injured since the start of the aggression on Tripoli, according to WHO latest statistics. For its part, the Libyan Health Ministry…

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WHO fears outbreak of cholera in Libya

Reuters reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) said the month-old battle for Libya's capital Tripoli risks causing an "exponential" rise in civilian casualties as well as outbreaks of deadly…

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Tripoli’s clashes in numbers: 392 killed, 2000 injured, 50,000 displaced – World Health Organisation

392 people have been killed and about 2,000 wounded in the ongoing armed clashes south of Tripoli, according to the latest count of The World Health Organization (WHO). "The number…

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