News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 108
Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution
- UN News
Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to discuss how best to curb chemical pollution, which has had increasingly dire consequences for health and the environment.
Rising to the Challenge: The UN Road Safety Fund in a Polycrises World
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 27 (IPS) - Crises may be a centuries-old phenomenon, but so too is human resilience.
Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk
- Inter Press Service
LOME, Togo, Apr 26 (IPS) - The writer is President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free DentistryThe Minamata Convention on Mercury, a stellar success story to date, has been favorably compared to the prototype success story for a treaty on toxins: the Montreal Protocol. Both had a single focused mission; both gained universal support across the globe; both matched technological innovation with environmental science to discard old polluting methods.
WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for, and deal with, another deadly pandemic like COVID-19, as latest figures show a huge fall in COVID deaths this year.
Use new tools to save lives, WHO says on World Malaria Day
- UN News
The UN health agency issued a call to action on Tuesday, on the occasion of World Malaria Day, for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives, including its pilot vaccine programme in Africa.
FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’
- UN News
Some consumers may choose veganism, or a pescatarian diet, but meat, eggs and milk, offer crucial sources of much-needed nutrients which cannot easily be obtained from plant-based foods, a new report issued on Tuesday by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says.
The Last Mile to Malaria Elimination: Confronting Gender Inequalities & Power Dynamics
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 24 (IPS) - For centuries, malaria has remained one of the deadliest diseases, inflicting great suffering on families and perpetuating the cycle of poverty in many communities and nations. The African region currently accounts for 95% of malaria cases and 96% of malaria deaths globally, with women and girls disproportionately affected by the disease.
World Immunization Week sees ‘big catch-up’ to get vaccines back on track
- UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of children to miss out on routine vaccines and countries must act now to restore essential immunization coverage to a least 2019 levels, UN health agency WHO said on Monday, marking the start of World Immunization Week.
Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO
- UN News
Yemen’s fragile health system is “severely overburdened” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) leading official for emergency operations in the country said on Friday, and more international funding is urgently needed to stop it deteriorating further.
Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa
- UN News
An ambitious UN-led effort to create mRNA technology transfer hubs in the developing world, is taking another major step forward this week at an international conference in Cape Town, South Africa, coinciding with the official launch on Thursday of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first transfer hub.
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