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WHO To Launch New Guidelines For Pregnant Women With Non-Communicable Diseases
WHO highlights the growing concern of pregnant women being affected by NCDs such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart conditions, obesity and other long-term health problems.
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WHO Announces $518-Million Plan To Fight Ebola Outbreak In Africa
So far there have been 381 confirmed cases in Congo and 62 confirmed deaths, according to Africa CDC. Uganda has recorded 19 cases and two deaths.
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Food Contamination Causes 1.5 Million Deaths Annually: WHO
After analysing 194 countries between 2000 and 2021, the United Nations health agency found that 886 million people contract an illness linked to the consumption of unsafe food a year
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WHO Chief Lands In Eastern Congo's Ituri Province, Epicenter Of Ebola, As Outbreak Outpaces Response
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to visit a treatment center and meet local authorities, health workers and affected families in Bunia.
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Smoking And Drinking Account For 48% Of Avoidable Cancer Cases Globally
An extensive worldwide analysis reveals that roughly forty percent of all malignancies can be prevented, with tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption accounting for nearly half of avoidable cases.
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WHO Confirms 7 Cases Of Hantavirus On Cruise Ship
The tally was updated after France reported that a French passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius had tested positive for the virus.
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All Aboard Hantavirus-Hit Ship 'High-Risk Contact', Must Be Monitored: WHO
There are nearly 150 people on board the MV Hondius at the centre of the outbreak that has killed three people, which is heading towards the waters off Tenerife.
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Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship: A Timeline Of Cases, Deaths And Spread
More than 140 passengers and crew members are still aboard the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius as it heads for Spain's Canary Islands.
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WHO Says Risk To Public Is Low After Hantavirus Cases In Atlantic Ship
The cruise left Argentina about three weeks ago with around 150 passengers and stopped in the Antarctic and other places on its way to Cape Verde.
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Attacks On Hospitals And Medics Rising, Driven By Middle East Conflict, Says World Health Organization
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that attacks on healthcare facilities and staff are increasing globally, with a notable uptick
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The Big Catch-Up Initiative Delivers 100 Million Childhood Vaccines Globally, WHO Confirms
The World Health Organization's Big Catch-Up initiative has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to children worldwide, targeting those missed during the COVID-19 pandemic and helping restore global immunisation coverage.
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Iran To Gaza, How The WHO's Surveillance System Monitors Attacks On Healthcare In Conflict Zones
Amid the escalating Iran-US-Israel conflict, the World Health Organization's Surveillance of Attacks on Health Care system documents the toll of war on hospitals, staff and patients worldwide.
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World Health Body Urges US To Share Covid Origins Intel
The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Washington to share any intelligence it may be withholding on the Covid-19 pandemic's origins, despite the United States quitting the WHO.
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US Exit From The World Health Organization Marks A New Era In Global Health Policy - Here's What The US, And World, Will Lose
The U.S. severing its ties with the WHO will cause ripple effects that linger for years to come, with widespread implications for public health.
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World Health Body Monitoring Nipah Cases In India, Rules Out Travel Curbs
The risk of transmission of Nipah virus remains low, and there is no need for any travel or trade restrictions, said the World Health Organisation, noting that it is closely monitoring the deadly virus cases in India.
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WHO To Launch New Guidelines For Pregnant Women With Non-Communicable Diseases
WHO highlights the growing concern of pregnant women being affected by NCDs such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart conditions, obesity and other long-term health problems.
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WHO Announces $518-Million Plan To Fight Ebola Outbreak In Africa
So far there have been 381 confirmed cases in Congo and 62 confirmed deaths, according to Africa CDC. Uganda has recorded 19 cases and two deaths.
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Food Contamination Causes 1.5 Million Deaths Annually: WHO
After analysing 194 countries between 2000 and 2021, the United Nations health agency found that 886 million people contract an illness linked to the consumption of unsafe food a year
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WHO Chief Lands In Eastern Congo's Ituri Province, Epicenter Of Ebola, As Outbreak Outpaces Response
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to visit a treatment center and meet local authorities, health workers and affected families in Bunia.
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Smoking And Drinking Account For 48% Of Avoidable Cancer Cases Globally
An extensive worldwide analysis reveals that roughly forty percent of all malignancies can be prevented, with tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption accounting for nearly half of avoidable cases.
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WHO Confirms 7 Cases Of Hantavirus On Cruise Ship
The tally was updated after France reported that a French passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius had tested positive for the virus.
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All Aboard Hantavirus-Hit Ship 'High-Risk Contact', Must Be Monitored: WHO
There are nearly 150 people on board the MV Hondius at the centre of the outbreak that has killed three people, which is heading towards the waters off Tenerife.
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Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship: A Timeline Of Cases, Deaths And Spread
More than 140 passengers and crew members are still aboard the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius as it heads for Spain's Canary Islands.
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WHO Says Risk To Public Is Low After Hantavirus Cases In Atlantic Ship
The cruise left Argentina about three weeks ago with around 150 passengers and stopped in the Antarctic and other places on its way to Cape Verde.
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Attacks On Hospitals And Medics Rising, Driven By Middle East Conflict, Says World Health Organization
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that attacks on healthcare facilities and staff are increasing globally, with a notable uptick
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The Big Catch-Up Initiative Delivers 100 Million Childhood Vaccines Globally, WHO Confirms
The World Health Organization's Big Catch-Up initiative has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to children worldwide, targeting those missed during the COVID-19 pandemic and helping restore global immunisation coverage.
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Iran To Gaza, How The WHO's Surveillance System Monitors Attacks On Healthcare In Conflict Zones
Amid the escalating Iran-US-Israel conflict, the World Health Organization's Surveillance of Attacks on Health Care system documents the toll of war on hospitals, staff and patients worldwide.
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World Health Body Urges US To Share Covid Origins Intel
The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Washington to share any intelligence it may be withholding on the Covid-19 pandemic's origins, despite the United States quitting the WHO.
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US Exit From The World Health Organization Marks A New Era In Global Health Policy - Here's What The US, And World, Will Lose
The U.S. severing its ties with the WHO will cause ripple effects that linger for years to come, with widespread implications for public health.
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World Health Body Monitoring Nipah Cases In India, Rules Out Travel Curbs
The risk of transmission of Nipah virus remains low, and there is no need for any travel or trade restrictions, said the World Health Organisation, noting that it is closely monitoring the deadly virus cases in India.
