WHO warns countries to prepare for coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the coronavirus outbreak has not reached the level of a pandemic but warned countries to step up preparations to deal with [...]
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Coronavirus: Quarantined Russian woman escapes through hospital window
A Russian woman who escaped her coronavirus quarantine by climbing out of a hospital window has defended her decision, saying conditions in the facility were insanitary and [...]
WHO explains why coronavirus was renamed COVID-9
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that “COVID-19” will now be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented [...]
WHO urging nations to issue travel bans on China until coronavirus outbreak is controlled
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday there was no need for measures that “unnecessarily interfere with international travel and [...]
What we can do about child marriage
There are no major religious traditions that require child marriage. Yet child marriage persists, across many cultures and religions. But it would be wrong to say that [...]
Air pollution is a major threat to lives – WHO
Air pollution was the top global health threat identified by the World Health Organization. According to WHO, nine out of every 10 people face health challenges from [...]
Top trending stories from 2018
2018 was a rough year. Communities across the globe experienced the real and worsening effects of climate change; conflict continued to displace a record number of [...]
How to protect yourself from Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia
The World Health Organization reports that over 82 million people around the world will most likely suffer dementia by 2030, and in the US, about 14 million people will fall [...]
Fast-spreading Ebola virus threatens more lives in Congo DR
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday announced eleven Ebola cases, including two related deaths in the country’s northwest. According to the ministry of health, [...]
May 5: A celebration of Midwives around the world
Ahead of May 5, the International Day for celebrating midwives, WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer, Elizabeth Iro, said communities everywhere were best served by letting health [...]
UN Health Agency provides Guidelines for HIV Self-Testing
Ahead of World AIDS Day, an event which is marked annually on 1 December, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing. [...]
WHO Reports on Diabetes.
According to World Health Organization reports, One of every three diabetic patients is a Chinese. The prevalence of this chronic disease among Chinese has risen [...]