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News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 55
At 76, India’s ‘Super Granny’ to Run Marathon in Australian Masters Event
- Inter Press Service
SHNGIMALWLEIN, India, Sep 06 (IPS) - Kmoin Wahlang, a 76-year-old woman, starts her running training every morning at 4 a.m. Dressed in track pants, a jacket, and running shoes, she sets out to navigate the hilly terrain of the small village of Shngimawlein in the southwest Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India.
Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
- UN News
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the race to save lives.
Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
- UN News
More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a polio vaccination campaign there, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Friday.
INDIA: ‘Civil Society Organisations Are at the Forefront of the Fight Against Gender-based Violence’
- Inter Press Service
Sep 05 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the recent wave of protests against gender-based violence (GBV) in India with Dr Kavitha Ravi, a member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign moves to southern areas
- UN News
The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in Gaza against polio began in Khan Younis on Thursday, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
Preventing a Measles Outbreak—the Shared Responsibility of Vaccination
- Inter Press Service
Sep 04 (IPS) - Measles infections are surging right now, with epidemiologists reporting that the number of large or disruptive outbreaks has tripled over the past three years. It is one of the most infectious diseases that we know. The virus spreads through respiratory droplets; when an infected person coughs or sneezes, it can linger in the air for up to two hours and infect 10 others who are not immune.
WHO reports 71 per cent rise in cholera deaths last year
- UN News
The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.
Gaza: Disease and war stalk children, despite vaccine success
- UN News
In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the very children they are trying to protect have been blighted by disease and heavily traumatized by ongoing fighting.
‘Major milestone’ immunization campaign begins in DPR Korea
- UN News
More than 800,000 children and 120,000 pregnant women will be vaccinated in a nationwide campaign launched on Monday by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with the support of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
New WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing.
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