News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 87
Improving Livestock Health Is a Net Positive Move Towards Net Zero
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 21 (IPS) - The recent downturn in sales of alternative meat products is only the latest evidence that the world is unlikely to give up animal protein completely in the long run.
UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
- UN News
UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced by pregnant women, babies and children due to worsening climate catastrophes.
War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO
- UN News
The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health crisis is a ‘recipe for epidemics’, the World Health Organization’s emergency response director said on Monday.
Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief
- UN News
Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one million die each year from the condition, the Director-General of the World Health Organization told the Global Food Security Summit held on Monday in London.
World Toilet Day, flush with innovations for safer sanitation
- UN News
Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the world on World Toilet Day, marked on 19 November.
Good for Girls and Good for the Planet: Eco-Friendly Sanitary Towels
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 16 (IPS) - ’Going Green’ seems to Dr Jacquline Kisato's favorite catchphrase as she passionately explains her eco-friendly sanitary towel, a product she expects will help empower women and young girls while also putting money into farmers’ pockets.
World News in Brief: Diabetes on the rise, UN prisoners in Yemen, Ukraine war fuels rise in landmine casualties
- UN News
One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the world still cannot access the care they need, risking severe complications, WHO warned on Tuesday’s World Diabetes Day.
Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
- UN News
Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face a deadly outbreak of the disease amidst the ongoing war, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Tuesday.
New Robotic-Assisted Surgery Offers Inspiring Hope for Rwanda
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Nov 13 (IPS) - In a newly established Centre of Excellence located in Masaka, a suburb of the Rwandan capital city, Kigali, an expanded lab, complete with innovative facilities and specialized instruments, is now giving surgeons a conducive environment to simulate how to perform minimally invasive surgeries.
Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief
- UN News
Senior UN officials said on Saturday said there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hospital has come under attack by Israeli forces as they battle Palestinian militants.
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