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WHO: Half of healthcare facilities lack hygiene services

WHO: Half of healthcare facilities lack hygiene services

Global estimates indicate that many healthcare facilities do not have adequate hygiene services, highlighting the risk to patients and providers. A joint report by the...
WHO recommends new Ebola virus treatments

WHO recommends new Ebola virus treatments

The World Health Organization advises two new Ebola virus treatments and calls for improved access to therapeutics. Ebola virus is a serious viral infection originating...
WHO: Alarming data shows childhood vaccinations are declining

WHO: Alarming data shows childhood vaccinations are declining

Official data from WHO and UNICEF finds the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in around 30 years. In the UK, children up to 15...
WHO: The development of new antibiotic treatments is stagnant

WHO: The development of new antibiotic treatments is stagnant

A WHO report highlights the lack of antibiotic treatment development and how this impacts the future of infection care. In the annual pipeline report by...
assistive technology

One billion disabled people worldwide lack access to assistive technology

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have published a new report highlighting that nearly one billion people globally who are living with a...
WHO estimates 14.9 million excess Covid deaths in 2020 and 2021

WHO estimates 14.9 million excess Covid deaths in 2020 and 2021

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show approximately 14.9 million excess Covid deaths. The data indicates the full death toll associated directly or...
Obesity rates have reached epidemic levels in Europe

Obesity rates have reached epidemic levels in Europe

The new WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022 reveals that overweight and obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions across the region. It has been revealed...
Over one million African children receive first vaccine for malaria

Over one million African children receive first vaccine for malaria

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that over one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received one or more doses of...
Healthy Planet

WHO outlines the requirements to keep humans and the planet healthy

World Health Day 2022 focuses on bringing global attention to the urgent actions required to keep humans and the planet healthy. WHO has stressed that...
AMR

A strengthened regulatory framework to tackle AMR in Europe

Cristina Pricop and Jean-Yves Stenuick discuss the urgent need to shore up the AMR response and increase European cooperation under a ‘One Health’ approach...
non-communicable diseases

$140bn funding could prevent 39 million deaths from non-communicable diseases

Global analysis has revealed that $140 billion will need to be invested to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally, funding that could potentially save 39...

New WHO data: poor air quality affects 99% of the global population

New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that low air quality affects billions of people and is threatening the population's health. A record...
treatment for tuberculosis

WHO: Urgent investment needed to enhance treatment for tuberculosis

With World TB Day approaching on March 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for investment to advance research, support, awareness, and treatment...
Exploring the effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment in children

Exploring the effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment in children

An investigation into the effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment in children has driven a change in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global guidelines for managing...
molnupiravir

Molnupiravir recommended by WHO to reduce COVID-19 hospitalisations

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed that the molnupiravir antiviral medication should be administered to patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at an...
COVID vaccinations

500,000 lives saved by COVID vaccinations in Europe

Data has revealed that around half a million lives among older adults have been saved in Europe due to the implementation of COVID vaccinations. A...
New WHO report highlights barriers to insulin for diabetes availability

New WHO report highlights barriers to insulin for diabetes

A new report highlights the worrying state of global access to insulin for diabetes care and finds that high prices, low availability of human...
Health services

WHO publish recommendations to create robust health services

The World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined seven essential areas that need to be strengthened to enhance health services worldwide. Health services have been exhausted...
malaria vaccine

WHO: Distribution crucial to malaria vaccine success

In an exciting development for modern medicine, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that it recommends the rollout of the world's first...
dementia-support

WHO report highlights global failings in dementia support

Support for people with dementia and their families is lacking across the globe, a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. The WHO has...

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