News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 96
‘Let’s make breastfeeding at work, work’, urge UN agencies
- UN News
United Nations agencies on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, emphasizing the need for greater breastfeeding support across all workplaces.
Nepal Poised To Start HPV Vaccination To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Awaiting GAVI
- Inter Press Service
CHITWAN DISTRICT, Nepal, Jul 31 (IPS) - As Dipak Subedi was organizing a vaccination programme against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the city of Bharatpur in Chitwan district of southern Nepal he was getting phone calls from neighbouring districts asking if he had extra doses available — people were willing to travel for hours to get their girls vaccinated against HPV, which causes cervical cancer, the deadliest form of cancer for women in Nepal.
WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain
- UN News
Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion - are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from tobacco-related diseases every year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Vulnerable Women Suffer the Worst Face of Discrimination in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 27 (IPS) - Remi Cáceres experienced gender-based violence firsthand. She struggled, got out and today helps other women in Argentina to find an escape valve. But because she is in a wheelchair and is a foreign national, she says the process was even more painful and arduous: "Being a migrant with a disability, it's two or three times harder. You have to empower yourself and it's very difficult."
Celebrating Deaf Pride: Embracing Our Survival in a Mute System
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jul 27 (IPS) - Every July, the disability community honors its history, accomplishments, and experiences during Disability Pride Month. One such group is the deaf community in Uganda, which makes up 3.4% of the population.
First Person: ‘Shocked’ into hepatitis C treatment in South Africa
- UN News
A South African man who started smoking cannabis when he was 14 years old has been talking about how contracting the hepatitis C virus after graduating to heroin “shocked” him into seeking treatment.
Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO
- UN News
The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to safety, whether within the country or across its borders, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
TB Preventive Treatment: the Need for Choice
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jul 26 (IPS) - Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload.
A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Jul 26 (IPS) - “Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening, do not ignore it,” is the advice of 57-year-old Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor.
Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jul 26 (IPS) - The needs of Afghanistan’s children and families are immense. So are the efforts of those supporting them: teams of community workers made up of family members, teachers in community-based schools, vaccinators, and health workers working around the clock to bring life-saving services in the face of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.
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