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Development Health Advice 

Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres

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“The world has promised to end AIDS by 2030”, said Secretary-General António Guterres in his official message, but “we are off track.” “Today, we risk millions more new infections and millions more deaths”, he added, calling on governments everywhere to make the “Equalize” slogan a reality. He said the “proven practical solutions” exist that can help end AIDS, such as more… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence

Global Author
“People living in poverty are significantly more likely to suffer an injury than the wealthy”, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.  “The health sector has a major role in addressing these health inequities and in preventing injuries and violence, through collecting data, developing policies, providing services and programming for prevention and care, building capacities,… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO releases first-ever list of health-threatening fungi

Global Author
WHO today published a report highlighting the first-ever list of fungal “priority pathogens” – a catalogue of the 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health.  The WHO fungal priority pathogens list (FPPL) is the first global effort to systematically prioritize fungal pathogens, considering the unmet research and development (R&D) needs and the perceived public health importance. The… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth  

Global Author
Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth   Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, noting that coupled with 310,000 newly infected, the total number of young people living with HIV stands at 2.7 million.  Ahead of World AIDS Day on… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

TAG-VE statement on Omicron sublineages BQ.1 and XBB

Global Author
As part of its ongoing work to track variants, WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) met on the 24 October 2022 to discuss the latest evidence on the Omicron variant of concern, and how its evolution is currently unfolding, in light of high levels of population immunity in many settings and country differences in the immune landscape.… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations

Global Author
On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issues a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives and that health must be at the core of these critical negotiations. WHO believes the conference must conclude with progress on the four key goals of mitigation, adaptation, financing and collaboration to tackle… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO advises immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies

Global Author
WHO today launched new guidelines to improve survival and health outcomes for babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or small (under 2.5kg at birth). The guidelines advise that skin to skin contact with a caregiver – known as kangaroo mother care – should start immediately after birth, without any initial period in an incubator. This marks a significant… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions

Global Author
PATTAYA, 15th November 2022 — Today the World Health Organization (WHO) released important updates to its landmark Family Planning Handbook, which provides health workers and policy makers with the most current information on contraceptive options. Drawing on lessons from recent outbreaks, this new edition details tangible measures for frontline health workers to protect access to family planning services during emergencies, such as… Read More
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