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#Hepatitis, #HepatitisB, #WHO The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) …
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#HearingAids, #WHO Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals, but only 20 per cent get them due to lack of financial …
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#WHO, #Obesity, #Obsese At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study. That’s one …
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#Africa, #Zimbabwe, #Cholera, #WHO Harare/IBNS-CMEDIA: Cholera cases are declining in Zimbabwe following the implementation of a raft of measures by the government to control the outbreak, the health minister said Tuesday. The Ministry …
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#Africa, #Zambia, #Cholera, #WHO Cape Town/IBNS-CMEDIA: Over 26,000 cholera infections and 700 deaths were registered in 10 African countries in January this year alone, and the risk of further spread of the disease …
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#TransFats, #Food, #WHO WHO has awarded its first-ever certificates validating progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fatty-acids to five countries. Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand have each demonstrated they have …
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#SriLanka, #Measles, #UNICEF, #WHO, #Health, #Vaccination, #NonCommunicableDiseases Colombo/IBNS-CMEDIA: Ninety-one percent of Sri Lankan children have received measles vaccines, a crucial step in combating a recent resurgence of the disease after eradication, Health Minister Ramesh Pathirana said on Monday. …
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#Malaria, #WHO, #CaboVerde The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease. The certification …
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#Noma, #TropicalDisease, #WHO In a pivotal move towards addressing one of the world’s most underrecognized health challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) (December 15, 2023) announced the inclusion of noma (cancrum oris …
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#LowbackPain, #LowBackPainGuidance, #WHO The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain – the leading cause of disability worldwide, that effects an astonishing …
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