News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 16
World News in Brief: Gulf tensions rise, Gaza health needs ‘staggering’, skills gap threat
- UN News
The UN has expressed deep concern over escalating security incidents in the Gulf, warning that recent attacks risk undermining efforts to maintain regional stability.
Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship
- UN News
Hantavirus victims on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean may have been infected prior to joining the cruise and human-to-human transmission on board cannot be ruled out – although it is rare - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
WHO leads response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
- UN News
An outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an international public health response.
Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO
- UN News
Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday.
Clean Energy, Digital Technologies Are Coming at a Human Cost, UN Report Warns
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, April 30 (IPS) - A newly released United Nations report has raised urgent concerns that the world’s push toward clean energy and digital technologies is driving a hidden crisis in some of the planet’s most vulnerable regions, where mining for critical minerals is depleting water supplies, damaging health, and deepening inequality.
Climate-Driven Disruptions to Education in Africa Raise Protection Risks for Millions of Children
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (IPS) - The escalating global climate crisis has led to an increase in the frequency of climate-induced natural disasters, affecting millions worldwide. As governments struggle to keep up due to persistent funding shortfalls and inadequate preparedness and response mechanisms, education systems in Eastern and Southern Africa continue to deteriorate, pushing millions of children into displacement and poverty, further deepening long-term inequalities.
Addressing the Mental Health of Ukrainian Children living on Frontlines of War
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, April 28 (IPS) - “What’s important is to make sure that you can immerse yourself in an environment that is positive for your mental health and wellbeing,” says Olena*.
WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis
- UN News
Countries are making measurable progress in combatting viral hepatitis, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Tuesday.
For every generation, vaccines work and they have saved over 150 million lives: WHO
- UN News
Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives, as ordinary people chose to protect themselves, their children and their communities from diseases like measles, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, and rotavirus.
Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries
- UN News
A growing share of global hunger is becoming entrenched in a small group of conflict-hit countries, with two-thirds of people facing acute food insecurity concentrated in just 10 nations, a major international report backed by UN agencies warns.
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