News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 94
UNFPA reveals winners of AccessAbility innovation challenge
- UN News
Four organizations working with young people with disabilities are the winners of the first AccessAbility innovation challenge held by the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
From Death Valley to the Swiss Alps, extreme weather records hit new heights
- UN News
As sweltering conditions continue to grip large parts of Europe, temperatures have “reached new heights” in Switzerland, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday.
New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets
- UN News
More people in some of the world’s poorest communities will have access to quality health products such as top of the line mosquito nets, thanks to a new financial mechanism launched on Tuesday.
Floods, Now Torrential Monsoon Rains Leave Pakistani Women in Crisis
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, Aug 18 (IPS) - Torrential monsoon rains have left the people, especially women, in crisis as they are still grappling to recover from the last year’s floods in Pakistan.
DR Congo: Children facing worst cholera outbreak in six years
- UN News
A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF.
WHO calls for greater investment in Afghanistan’s health system
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for donors to ramp up funding to provide healthcare to some 14 million people in Afghanistan, particularly in underserved areas where infrastructure is severely lacking.
WHO summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science
- UN News
The first global Traditional Medicine Summit convened by UN health agency WHO, got underway this week in the Indian city of Gandhinagar focused on sharing evidence and best practices in this field.
Pre-Colonial Delicacy Could Help Food Security and Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 16 (IPS) - Kenya’s fight for food security may have just gone ‘Old School’ as Egerton University dons win a grant to help bring back a pre-colonial delicacy that was gradually sliding its way off consumers’ plates.
Time to Ensure Equity in Global Research Vocabulary
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Aug 11 (IPS) - A recent publication in the journal PLOS Medicine reviewed the relationship between COVID-19 and mental health in eight low- and middle-income countries, collectively referred to as LMICs. As important as this publication is, we are appalled by the widespread use of the term “low- and middle-income countries” utilized in this article, and indeed in the majority of the global health literature and discourse.
WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in Bangladesh
- UN News
A significant surge in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, calling for efforts to control the mosquito vector population and minimize individual exposure such as using mosquito repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothes.
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