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Gaza鈥檚 health system for mothers and newborns has been 鈥渄ecimated鈥�, the UN said on Thursday, with Israeli attacks destroying almost all hospitals, cutting off medical supplies and driving sharp rises in maternal deaths, miscarriages and newborn fatalities amid mass displacement and hunger.
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A World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), following a new review of global scientific evidence.
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The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now use traditional medicine.
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Supporting colleagues facing potential sexual exploitation or abuse (PSEA) in the workplace, may start with small acts of recognition but can have lasting positive impacts, according to a UN member of staff working in the Southeast Asian country, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the life-threatening polio virus.
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The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts across Africa and beyond.
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Pooja Mishra鈥檚 health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she鈥檇 ever be able to live a normal life, today she is youth coordinator at a coalition for people with the disease in India.
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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guideline on the use of a new class of weight-loss medicines, marking a significant shift in global health policy as obesity rates continue to rise.
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A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why it is essential that people like her are included in society and how dignity can be protected even in the harshest places.
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Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, as shrinking funding threatens to reverse decades of progress, the UN Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day.
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Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 鈥� yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
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The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries.
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Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict in Gaza to sideline her ambitions.
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Vaccine alliance Gavi and children鈥檚 agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of a key malaria vaccine and make it possible to protect nearly seven million additional children by 2030, the agencies announced on Sunday.
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Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in healthcare 鈥� but basic legal safety nets that protect patients and health workers are lacking.
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Diabetes is one of the world鈥檚 fastest-growing health challenges 鈥� and its impact stretches across every life stage, from childhood to older age.
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Hailed by Brazil as 鈥渁 crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in global climate action,鈥� a blueprint for global health systems to adapt to rising temperatures and extreme weather has been launched at the COP30 UN climate conference.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic fever outbreak in the south, the UN agency said on Thursday.
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More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years of war between Hamas and Israel, welfare agencies have reported.
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Tuberculosis, or TB, remains one of the world鈥檚 deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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