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Development Health Advice 

At least one in eight people now obese

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That’s one billion people who lived with the disease in 2022, a number that has doubled among adults and quadrupled among five to 19-year-olds since 1990, according to data from the study, published in The Lancet, a renowned United Kingdom-based medical journal. “This new study highlights the importance of preventing and managing obesity from early life to adulthood through diet,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly

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“Your efforts are urgent,” he said in a video message to the sixth edition of the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6).  “Our planet is on the brink, ecosystems are collapsing, our climate is imploding and humanity is to blame.”  Action now  The UNEA is the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment and aims to help restore harmony between people and nature. … Read More
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No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza

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“Life is very difficult here,” hospital manager Dr. Haidar Al-Qudra told UN News. Currently, only 12 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are “partially functioning”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), with the rest destroyed by Israel’s near constant bombardment of the enclave. As the war in Gaza enters its fifth month, Israeli forces continue to raid healthcare facilities, with Al… Read More
Development Health Advice 

World News in Brief: Noncommunicable diseases in emergencies, aid plan for Haiti, peace efforts in CAR

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NCDs are responsible for 75 per cent of deaths worldwide, and it is estimated that strokes and heart attacks are up to three times more likely following a disaster, they said.  To save more lives, they are meeting in Denmark this week to ensure that care and treatment for NCDs are included as a standard part of humanitarian emergency preparedness… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Digital payments to health workers boost retention, motivation, and impact

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An immunization worker gets set up to receive her wages on her mobile wallet in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: WHO Campaigns in Africa to stop polio and other diseases have a more stable, better-motivated workforce thanks to WHO’s collaboration with countries and partners to pay frontline health workers through their mobile phones instead of in cash. “Over 80… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Top donor Germany signs major contribution to WHO for health emergencies; signs host agreement for WHO pandemic hub

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Germany deepened its longstanding engagement with WHO on Thursday with two new agreements: one to contribute a further €40 million to WHO’s work in health emergencies, and a second to host the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. With the new contribution, Germany has provided €53.5 million so far this year to support WHO’s response to more than… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Addressing Global Health Challenges: Irish Taoiseach Varadkar and WHO Director-General in Dublin Talks

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Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar welcomed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, to Dublin today, to discuss strengthening the partnership between Ireland and the WHO across a range of global and domestic health areas. Dr Tedros also met with Michael Higgins, the President of Ireland. The meetings underscores Ireland’s commitment to actively address pressing health issues on both national… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO Director-General’s statement on the passing of Dr Carissa Etienne

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Credit: PAHO It is with immense sadness that I learned today of the passing of our dear friend, Dr Carissa F. Etienne. Dr Etienne, a native of Dominica, served as Director of the Pan American Health Organization and as WHO Regional Director for the Americas from 2013 to 2023, during which the Americas made impressive progress towards universal health coverage, and… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

13 critical interventions that support countries to address antimicrobial resistance in human health

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WHO has released a core package of 13 interventions to guide country prioritization when developing, implementing and monitoring national action plans on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The interventions address the needs and barriers people and patients face when accessing health services through a people-centred approach to AMR. Globally, AMR is one of the leading causes of death responsible for approximately 1.27… Read More