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Malaria incidence is increasing, progress on maternal mortality is stalling, and some childhood vaccine rates are plateauing or have dipped below the threshold for herd immunity
While there have been meaningful improvements in global health over the past decade, with millions benefiting from better prevention, treatment and access to essential services, persistent and emerging challenges mean that the world remains off track to achieve any of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove said, “I want to be unequivocal here. This is not SARS-CoV-2. This is not the start of a COVID pandemic. This is an outbreak that we see on a ship,” referring to the name of the coronavirus that causes
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The World Health Organization turns 75 today. Forged in the years following World War II, many hoped people would finally work together to eradicate some of the world's worst diseases. Every so often on this program - in a story about the pandemic, for ...
A top epidemic expert at the U.N. health agency said Wednesday that the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is not like the COVID pandemic.
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New review confirms alcohol causes dozens of health issues - but some are reversible if you quit now
The study found that drinking is linked to more than 60 disease and injury categories that are entirely attributable to alcohol consumption, according to the World Health Organization.
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourage parents to vaccinate children against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), describing immunization as one of the most effective tools to prevent cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases.