News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 99
Wood Smoke Continues to Make Women Sick in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador, Jul 04 (IPS) - Using a few dry sticks as fuel, Margarita Ramos of El Salvador lit the fire in her wood stove and set about frying two fish, occasionally fanning the flame, aware that the smoke she inhaled could affect her health.
Quest for Safe Water in One of Indias Most Isolated Villages
- Inter Press Service
Champad, India, Jul 04 (IPS) - Simita Devi spent over ten days in a government-run hospital a year ago anxiously watching her critically ill nine-year-old daughter, Gudiya, who was diagnosed with typhoid.
Tuberculosis: A Disease of the Poor Begs For Rich Funding
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Jul 03 (IPS) - The United Nations General Assembly is convening a high-level meeting on Tuberculosis (TB) to get a political commitment for increased funding for programmes and research to end an old disease that today kills more people than AIDS and COVID.
New guidance to protect children from ‘aggressive’ food marketing
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Monday fresh guidance on shaping policies to best protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing.
Pride Month: UN’s transgender rights campaign goes global
- UN News
A razor, nail polish, and beads are part of an innovative pilot project, launched by UNAIDS in India to raise awareness about gender identity during childhood, that is now unrolling across the world, as communities celebrate Pride Month, commemorated globally in June.
Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO
- UN News
Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior official with the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
The Need for More Funding, Especially to Women, Towards Climate Adaptation Goals
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 29 (IPS) - There is a significant funding gap for climate adaptation – especially for women. Public financing will not be sufficient to close this gap, but it will be crucial for supporting the most vulnerable and facilitating private sector investments where funding and support is needed most.
Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO
- UN News
A new progress report launched on Thursday by UN agencies highlights the need to step up investment in nurturing care – especially in the poorest and most fragile countries.
Rohingya Camps Become Dengue Hotspots in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jun 27 (IPS) - With the monsoon in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar have emerged as a dengue hotspot, with the mosquito-borne disease continuing to spread among the stateless refugees.
WHO: ‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans
- UN News
While no longer a global emergency, COVID-19’s long-term effects alongside such other threats as mpox and seasonal heat waves may challenge Europe through the summer months, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office warned on Tuesday.
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