Health
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Fresh push to fight toxic mercury pollution underway
Representatives from countries around the world are working together to reduce mercury pollution and protect people and the planet, at…
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‘Let’s finish the job’ and end polio: WHO
Thirty-five years ago, polio, a highly infectious viral disease, paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push,…
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World Food Day LIVE: The task of feeding the world
Amid the destruction of the Second World War, nations responded to the danger of hunger and malnutrition by creating the…
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WHO calls for greater investment in brain health and care services
Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological disorders, responsible for over 11 million deaths each year, the…
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Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns
Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on…
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Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities?
For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. At Purple Fest in Goa,…
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Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis
One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health…
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WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace
As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) says rebuilding…
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WHO: Despite smoking decline, tobacco still hooks one in five adults worldwide
Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, one in five adults worldwide is still hooked on tobacco.…
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Haiti battles rabies with vaccines and vigilance
Health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected dogs into a public health awakening with the support of…
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