News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 127
‘Haitians are coming together to tackle the cholera crisis’: A UN Resident Coordinator Blog
- UN News
Haitians are coming together to tackle the recent outbreak of cholera in the country, says the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country. Ulrika Richardson, the most senior UN humanitarian official in Haiti, visited a number of cholera treatment centres in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where she met medical staff treating patients with the disease.
Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all
- UN News
Governments must invest more in building safe drinking water systems, both to ensure greater access to this resource and to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a report published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO), UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and the World Bank.
Tigray conflict is a health crisis for 6 million people, and ‘the world is not paying attention’: Tedros
- UN News
The Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the international community and the media on Wednesday to give the crisis in Ethiopia “the attention it deserves”.
Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen
- UN News
A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks and emergencies to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose regimen.
Time to get off the couch, WHO warns, as 500 million risk developing chronic illness
- UN News
Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, if governments worldwide don’t take urgent action to promote the benefits of exercise, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
With Planning Aging Population Could Result in a Silver Dividend
- Inter Press Service
Johannesburg, Oct 18 (IPS) - An aging population needn’t be a burden, experts told Parliamentarians at a conference co-hosted by UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office and the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA).
Stop Worshiping Central Banks
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (IPS) - Preoccupied with enhancing their own ‘credibility’ and reputations, central banks (CBs) are again driving the world economy into recession, financial turmoil and debt crises.
Surge in poverty-stricken children in Eastern Europe, Central Asia
- UN News
Rising inflation and the Ukraine war have triggered a 19 per cent increase in child poverty across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to a study by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), published on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Guterres calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world
- UN News
The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritize healthcare, in a call to make a “sustained political commitment” so their countries can be better prepared against future shocks, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Persons with Disabilities Integral Players in Determining Innovative Solutions to Fully Inclusive Societies
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 14 (IPS) - Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities. This week, we meet again to assess how the governments have delivered on their commitments, to secure those gains and develop the innovative solutions needed to achieve fully inclusive societies.
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