News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 123
Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
- UN News
Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections of society, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization on Friday.
Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO
- UN News
Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are set to slow without a substantial increase in investment, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
Three Ways to End Gender-based Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) - How are the multiple shocks and crises the world is facing changing how we respond to gender-based violence? Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered high levels of violence against women and girls, the recent Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2022 (SVRI) shed some light on the best ways forward.
HIV Prevention: New Injection Could Boost the Fight, But Some Hurdles Remain
- Inter Press Service
Nov 30 (IPS) - While the world has focused on the COVID pandemic for nearly three years, less and less attention is being paid to HIV. However, HIV is still a global problem. In 2021, according to the United Nations, 38.4 million people were living with HIV, over 650,000 died from AIDS-related illnesses, and 1.5 million became newly infected.
Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres
- UN News
The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking progress towards stopping the pandemic, and eradicating the virus.
Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Nov 29 (IPS) - Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan.
Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence
- UN News
Each day, injuries and violence claim the lives of some 12,000 people around the world, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN health agency.
Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
- UN News
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a “feminist route map” can get countries back on track, the UN agency leading the fight against the disease said in a report published on Tuesday.
Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
- UN News
Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, noting that coupled with 310,000 newly infected, the total number of young people living with HIV stands at 2.7 million.
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox
- UN News
Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatizing language surrounding the name of the disease.
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