Health

Healthcare aid from abroad is expected to see a 30% to 40% drop this year compared to 2023, according to the United Nations health agency. This has already led to reductions of up to 70 percent in key health services in some of the 108 low- and middle-income countries outlined in a new WHO report. […]

The study, released Monday ahead of G20 meetings later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, shows that unequal access to housing, health care, education and employment puts millions more people at risk of disease. The report released by UNAIDS – the global agency dedicated to ending AIDS and HIV infection – reveals that inequalities not

Mercury is a toxic metal that can harm the brain, lungs, kidneys and immune system. It is particularly dangerous for children and pregnant women. Mercury pollution often results from industrial activities, including small-scale gold mining, and can travel long distances through the air and water. Citizens of Minamata, Japan, suffered for decades from mercury poisoning,

This increased use reflects a major health success that has enabled millions of young people to avoid unwanted pregnancy and choose their future, but UNFPA said that “for far too many young people, the basic human right to choose whether or not to have children continues to be compromised.” “Contraceptives save lives” According to UNFPA,

Addressing heads of state, ministers and international partners, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said the current food crisis is not the result of scarcity, but of inequality, conflict and policy choices. Last year, more than 670 million people went hungry and 2.3 billion faced moderate or severe food insecurity. “Billions of people wonder where

In 1988, the international community united under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO) with the goal of eradicating polio. World Polio Day, which falls on October 24, raises awareness of the progress made and the challenges that remain to end its spread. Polio can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis, most commonly

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the cessation of hostilities but declared that “the crisis is far from over and the needs are immense”. He highlighted the toll of months of conflict: more than 170,000 people injured, including 5,000 amputees and 3,600 people seriously burned. At least 42,000 require long-term rehabilitation and 4,000 women give birth “in

Amid the destruction of World War II, nations responded to the danger of hunger and malnutrition by establishing the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on October 16, 1945. The UN agency celebrates this achievement each year as World Food Day, recognizing the work of all those committed to ensuring food for all. We’ll bring you

The serious outbreak risk comes after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck a remote region of eastern Afghanistan on August 31, near the Pakistan border, destroying water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. “The earthquake razed homes and caused too many deaths, and now threatens to cause even more deaths from disease.“, warned Dr Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF representative

More than 40 percent of the world’s population – more than three billion people – are affected by neurological disorders, according to the first ever WHO report on the issue. The top 10 includes stroke, migraine, meningitis, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementiasas well as neurological complications linked to premature birth, autism spectrum disorders and cancers