Health
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Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe
The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as…
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Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced…
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WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official
Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN Human Rights Council heard…
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Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States –…
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US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community HIV prevention, despite a…
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Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
More than 12,000 critically ill and injured patients, including at least 5,000 children, urgently need to be evacuated from Gaza,…
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World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in Africa, human rights in Tunisia
New executive orders issued by the White House are set to further impact the cooperative, multilateral work of the United…
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Explainer: How family planning saves lives
Sakina Sani was married off when she was 12 years old amid conflict and food shortages in northern Nigeria. She became…
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World News in Brief: WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal, gender parity remains distant goal, call for rethink on Nordic alcohol law change
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday he would “welcome constructive dialogue” with the United States…
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