Health
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WHO calls for urgent overhaul of care systems for older people as population ages
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued an urgent call for countries to transform their care and support…
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LIVE: World leaders adopt declaration to tackle growing threat of superbugs
Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is an invisible killer, so world leaders are holding a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters on…
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Invisible killer: What is antimicrobial resistance?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an invisible killer, which is directly responsible for 1.3 million deaths and a contributing factor to five…
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World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update
At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO),…
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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are making conditions worse by…
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Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in…
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World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s heritage, call to suspend Cambodia journalism charter
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government to protect children under 15 from mpox,…
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