Health

Um Muhammad al-Masri, moved from the northern city of Beit Hanoun, never lets go of its asthma inhaler. She says she would die without that. The smoke fills her tent, where she directed a primitive oven fed by garbage. “I have been prescribed medication, but I couldn’t afford it, so UNRWA [the UN agency for […]

When her 11-year-old daughter, Noel-Dina, was struck by unbearable fever and abdominal pain, Oriata did not hesitate. She immediately took her child to the nearest hospital. “She couldn’t walk because she was so weak. I had to wear her on my back. I was terribly worried and I thought I was going to lose her,”

The text, negotiated over five months, will take place before the General Assembly for approval in a few weeks. It was adopted at a high -level meeting at the UN headquarters on Thursday, where heads of state, government leaders and health ministers highlighted the urgency of coordinated action. MNTs like heart and pulmonary diseases, cancer

Although the subject of mental health has been raised in previous years, it will obtain major invoicing during the event, which will also cover the prevention and control of other non -transmitted diseases (MNT), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. MNTs remain the main causes of death and disability in the

“In -depth research, including large -scale studies in the last decade, has not found any coherent association,” the agency said in a statement, urging pregnant women to follow the advice of their health providers. The alarm was raised by the White House on Monday when US President Donald Trump and senior health officials issued a

Damaged installations include nine schools and two health centers housing more than 11,000 people. At least five displaced people were injured and the UNRWA field office has also suffered damage. The agency claims that its operations in Gaza City – where Israeli air and land attacks have intensified – were sharply reduced after its only

A new United Nations health agency report also shows that in Europe in 2023, six in 10 doctors trained outside the region, while the number is even higher for nurses. In light of these results – and the fact that many countries in the west and northern Europe become “strongly dependent” of these foreign workers

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was expressed at the start of a meeting of the intergovernmental working group on the agreement of the WHO pandemic, which takes place in Geneva until Friday. This occurs four months after the countries adopted the first pandemic treaty in the world, which he called “a generational achievement”. Tedros said that the

The number of children receiving school meals through programs led by the government has increased by 20% since 2020, found the last edition of the PAM Biennial Biennial Report, the state of school food from around the world. Now, nearly 80 million additional children can enjoy nutritious meals in school, bringing the world total to

Speaking on World Suicide Prevention Day, which is marked every year on September 10, which is Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “each lost life leaves a deep impact on families, friends, colleagues and entire communities”. All age groups are affected by suicide and were the third cause of death among the 15 to 29 year