Health

Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, was speaking at a press briefing on emergencies in the occupied Palestinian territory and Lebanon, but also in war-ravaged Sudan and beyond. She also supported the crucial role of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in Gaza and called for peace. “We urgently […]

The findings, based on data from nearly 280,000 young people aged 11, 13 and 15 in 44 countries, highlight a growing crisis in adolescent well-being, with economically disadvantaged girls and adolescents bearing the brunt affected. “Today’s adolescents face unprecedented challenges in their social environments“, said Dr Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, “with potentially

Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at UN headquarters in New York that according to the UN migration agency, IOM, more than 4,300 people have fled their homes in Port-au-Prince and cities neighbors. “Despite insecurity and access restrictions, we are responding, with our partners, to the growing needs resulting from continued and increasing violence,” continued Mr. Dujarric.

Relevant parties from around the world gathered at the Ritz-Carlton in the Red Sea city on Thursday before the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on AMR for a session focused on non-state actors – non-governmental organizations, private sector, academia and others – to work across sectors to combat “one of the most pressing global health threats

The published findings highlight the need for immediate global action to combat this outbreak, the UN health agency said. The study was conducted by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), a global network of 1,500 researchers and practitioners in collaboration with WHO. This is the first global analysis of trends in diabetes rates and treatment

Title “Take the path of rights to end AIDS,» the report highlights how stigma, discrimination and punitive laws hinder progress in the fight against HIV. Despite significant progress in HIV treatment and prevention, human rights violations continue to block access to essential services. In 2023, 630,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses and 1.3 million people

Speaking at the “Dealing with Drugs II” conference in Warsaw on Thursday, High Commissioner Volker Türk highlighted the urgent need for a human rights-based approach to drug regulation, highlighting the record number of drug-related deaths and the increase in drug use disorders. The conference, which builds on the January “Dealing with Drugs I” meeting hosted

The test – called Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra – uses molecular analysis to detect genetic markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, in the saliva of people suspected of being infected. It is the first test of its kind to receive ‘prequalification’ status from the UN health agency, meaning it has passed rigorous quality

The report, titled Global health spending: emerging from the pandemicshows a reduction in per capita public health spending in 2022 across all income groups, after a sharp increase during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. This worrying trend undermines progress towards universal health coverage (UHC), a goal enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

In an update on the mutating virus – known as H5N1 – Dr Madhur Dhingra of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said it had “spread to the wildlife”. More than 500 species of birds have been infected, along with at least 70 species of mammals, including the California condor and the endangered polar bear.