Health
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Traditional medicine use is now a global reality: WHO
The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now…
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African football legends join forces to give a red card to polio
Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the…
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Malaria: Drug resistance and underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating killer disease
The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses…
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HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress
Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From…
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World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion
Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care,…
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Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns
Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 – yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died…
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Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030
Vaccine alliance Gavi and children’s agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of…
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Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know
Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health challenges – and its impact stretches across every life stage, from childhood…
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Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in global climate action,” a…
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Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft
More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years…
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