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Measles ‘misinformation campaigns’ through social media having disastrous consequences
Measles deaths and infections in 2019 are set to “substantially exceed” last year’s toll when more than 142,000 people died from the…
WHO reports spike in global measles cases
The United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday released an update on global measles cases, noting a spike in the number…
Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns
An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN health agency revealed…
UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide
Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for millions of diabetics under a plan…
Global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 declared on World Polio Day
In an historic announcement on World Polio Day, an independent commission of experts concluded that wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been…
WHO launches week of action to ban lead paint
Although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, particularly as it impacts childhood development, only 73 countries have legally binding…
UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, experts…
WHO gravely concerned about humanitarian situation in northeast Syria
WHO is gravely concerned about the humanitarian health situation in northeast Syria, where up to 200,000 people have been displaced as a…
‘Alarming upsurge’ in measles has devastating impact, WHO warns
Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits dangerous gaps in vaccination coverage, World Health…
WHO launches first World report on vision
At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness, of which over 1 billion cases could have been prevented or have…
“Suicide prevention” the main theme of World Mental Health Day
This year, the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) has decided to make “suicide prevention” the main theme of World Mental Health…
FIFA and UN kick off healthy living campaign, to harness global game’s ‘huge potential’
At a ceremony held in Geneva on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, announced that they…