Furthermore, a third of mental health problems arise before the age of 14 and half before the age of 18. Released ahead of World Mental Health Day,…
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Coronaviruses such as COVID, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) “must be taken seriously” as they are particularly dangerous for…
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In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, highlighted that Attacks on civilian infrastructure have not ceased, “particularly in northern…
AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medications. It is among the leading global threats…
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The warning comes from the UN children’s agency UNICEF, which said levels of severe wasting in children under five remain very high in several…
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a response plan had been activated to strengthen surveillance,…
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“Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that ravaged the pharaohs now belongs to their history and not their…
On World Polio Day, UNICEF has issued a stark warning: polio cases in fragile and conflict-affected countries have more than doubled in the past five…
The U.N. health agency said pauses in bombing are key. “Humanitarian pauses are essential to their success, allowing partners to deliver…
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“Since reports this morning of a raid on the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, we have lost contact with staff there,” WHO chief…
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