Health

In a new report, the United Nations health agency has outlined the “deceptive tactics” used by manufacturers to normalize nicotine use among young people. In addition to social media promotion and advertisements targeting young people, some product packaging imitates popular candy or candy brands, increasing risks to children. Nicotine pouches are small sachets placed between […]

Nearly 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries had been stranded aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship for weeks following an outbreak of Andean hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadly disease that can, in rare circumstances, spread between humans through close contact. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the operation, coordinated under the International Health Regulations

The sudden drop in funding is hitting the HIV response “like a shockwave”, said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, adding that “the world is going backwards just when we need to be moving forward”. Many countries are not prepared to support programs previously supported by international funding, Ms Byanyima told reporters at UN headquarters

The UN food safety agency warns that recycled plastics and alternative packaging materials can help reduce waste, but only if recycling systems are carefully managed to prevent harmful chemicals from migrating into food. “Plastic waste is a growing global problem. Better and more efficient recycling is fundamental and part of the solution,said Vittorio Fattori, head

Independent studies by these agencies paint a picture of growing disparities that begin in childhood and continue through higher education, despite decades of global progress in school and college enrollment. An uneven record Examining the relationship between economic inequality and child well-being in 44 OECD and high-income countries, the UNICEF report found that rates of

The repatriation effort, coordinated by Spanish authorities with support from the WHO, the European Union, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and several governments, marked the end of an emergency operation that captured global health attention for weeks following an outbreak of Andean hantavirus aboard the ship. On Monday, the WHO said

The ship arrived off the coast of the Canary Islands after weeks at sea, at the center of an international public health response triggered by a hantavirus outbreak that left three people dead. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who leads a team in Tenerife, stressed that the risk to the general public remains low. “It’s

“During the 1,534 days of war, Ukraine’s healthcare system suffered repeated attacks,” the statement said. Every aspect of the system has been targetedfrom primary health care centers to maternity wards, ambulance crews and pharmaceutical warehouses. “This cannot be normalized” About 80 percent of attacks hit outpatient clinics, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. They caused immediate

The results, published in The Lanceta highly respected medical journal, is based on a large-scale evaluation of the RTS,S malaria vaccine introduced in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi between 2019 and 2023. They confirm that the vaccine saves lives in real-world conditions. The study found that over the four-year period, about one in eight deaths among

In a rare personal message to island residents on Saturday, Dr Tedros confirmed he would travel to Spanish territory to oversee the disembarkation of nearly 150 passengers and crew, following a hantavirus outbreak on board which left three people dead. “It is not common for me to write directly to the residents of a single