Health

Loneliness is linked to around 100 deaths per hour – more than 871,000 deaths per year. On the other hand, strong social connections are associated with better health and a longer life, the United Nations Health Agency announced on Monday. Which defines social connection as the way people relate and interact with each other. Loneliness […]

“Our country can no longer tolerate children born and grow with HIV, when tools exist to prevent, detect and treat this infection,” said President Félix Tshisekedi at a recent government conference in the southeast province of Lualaba, when he launched the five-year initiative. Supported by an initial commitment of $ 18 million in national funds,

Although the basic energy access rate has increased since 2022, the current rate is insufficient to achieve universal access by 2030, one of the UN sustainable development objectives (SDG), according to a report published by WHO and partners this Wednesday. The report highlights the role of profitable distributed renewable energies – a combination of mini

The earthquake of March 28 measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the central regions with a deadly force, killing some 3,800 people and injuring more than 5,000, according to the UN estimates. The disaster has devastated the infrastructure and houses of Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway, moving tens of thousands of others in a country

The World Health Organization (WHO) published its 2025 report on the world tobacco epidemic on Monday, focusing on the six policies described in the WHO tobacco. Since 2007, 155 countries have implemented at least one of these political prescriptions, which led to more than 6.1 billion people – or three -quarters of the world’s population

This powerful message from International Yoga Day, observed every year on June 21, summed up the UN headquarters in New York on Friday while hundreds gathered to embrace the old holistic practice. A familiar tradition now each year, the north lawn has once again transformed into an open -air yoga studio overlooking the East river.

Speaking during the regular Friday press briefing in Geneva for humanitarian agencies, she warned that, as richer nations make profound expenditure reductions, international aid and national health systems are faced with serious disruptions. Dr. Chalkidou has highlighted recent decisions of the United States, several European governments and EU organizations to freeze or reduce health assistance.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this type of large -scale backup is possible, if Midwife care is universally accessible and consistent with international standards. “”Expanding and investment in midwifery care models are one of the most effective strategies to improve maternal and newborn health on a global scale“Said Dr. Anshu Banerjee, director of

But hunger followed them. More than 57% of the population of the youngest country in the world in the south already faces high levels of acute food insecurity. Sudan and South Sudan are among the five hot hunger points of “more concern”, trapped in a cycle of conflict aggravation, climatic shock and economic decline. The

Tom Fletcher noted that more than 30 million people need humanitarian assistance. In addition, with the famine declared in several places and more than 14.6 million displaced people, Sudan represents the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. “On the other hand, the international community has said that we will protect the inhabitants of Sudan. The