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Global Health Overview — Global Issues

WEBMillions die each year from easily preventable diseases. Global factors such as poverty, access to health care, patent issues at the world trade organization (WTO) …

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Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a

WEBSpeaking on behalf of UN chief António Guterres, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed emphasized that universal health coverage will correct a “human rights tragedy on a massive scale”, with billions currently unable to access essential health services. She called on countries to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive …

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WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that …

WEBWHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as “Disease X”, which indicates an unknown …

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Africans Can Solve the Disease that Haunts Us — Here’s …

WEBBOSTON, US, Mar 15 (IPS) - I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one …

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COVID-19 Pandemic has Shown Humanity at its Best

WEBCOVID-19 Pandemic has Shown Humanity at its Best-- & at its Worst. A health worker at a local health centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, …

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Health Care Around the World — Global Issues

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is the premier organization looking at health issues around the world. When looking at the pattern of health care around the …

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WHO: Nations step closer to global guides on pandemics, …

WEBSaturday, February 25, 2023. UN News. Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft new global guidelines for …

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How to Sustainably Finance Universal Health Care — …

WEBTuesday, August 10, 2021. Inter Press Service. PENANG and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (IPS) - To achieve universal health coverage, a country needs a healthcare system that …

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Assistive technology: a ‘life changer’ for those most in need

WEBProduced jointly by the World Health Organization and UN Children’s Fund (), The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents new evidence of the global need …

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Why Some National Health Care Systems Do Better than …

WEBTotal health care spending as a share of GDP is correlated with life expectancy, but more spending in South Africa, Saudi Arabia and the US has been less …

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Mental Health: Getting to Healthy, Happy — Global Issues

WEBU.S. adults reported considerably elevated adverse mental health conditions associated with COVID-19. About 31% of respondents reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, …

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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

WEBUN News. The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and avoidable suffering, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Reflecting on 2023, which also marked the UN agency’s 75 th anniversary, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted …

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Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences

WEBTemperatures have already started to drop into single figures. With about two-thirds of the affected areas assessed, more than 21,500 homes are confirmed …

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Women, Girls Equal Partners in HIV Responses, Says Activist

WEBThis comes as the latest data from UNAIDS shows that: Globally, 46% of all new HIV infections were among women and girls in 2022. In sub-Saharan Africa, …

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Pakistans Free Healthcare Insurance Benefits Women, Poor

WEBWednesday, February 22, 2023. Inter Press Service. PESHAWAR, Feb 22 (IPS) - A free health insurance initiative started in Pakistan has benefited poor patients, especially …

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Health in the Media — Global Issues

WEBHealth in the Media. by Anup Shah. This page last updated Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Many of us grow up learning from our families and cultural …

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Obesity — Global Issues

WEBObesity is a growing global health problem. Obesity is when someone is so overweight that it is a threat to their health. Obesity typically results from over-eating …

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Population Ageing: An Inescapable Future — Global Issues

WEBWednesday, January 05, 2022. Inter Press Service. PORTLAND, USA, Jan 05 (IPS) - The ageing of human populations is an inescapable demographic future. That evolving and …

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World misses most 2020 mental health targets: WHO — Global …

WEBAnd only 52 per cent of countries met the target relating to mental health promotion and prevention programmes, also well below the 80 per cent target. The only …

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‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says …

WEBIn an alert, WHO noted that although just eight per cent of hospitalized coronavirus patients also had bacterial infections which can be treated with antibiotics, a …

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