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More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB

Date
Tuesday, November 07, 2023 - 5:00 AM
Description
Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more effort is needed to end the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. 

Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres

Date
Monday, October 09, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he urged countries to “break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine

Date
Wednesday, July 05, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Wednesday

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty

Date
Sunday, May 28, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old, malfunctioning wheelchair takes up to two hours during rainy season in The Gambia, but she is happy joining her co-workers at a sanitary pad production centre, where she takes pride in making products that help

Malaysia: ‘Everyone has a migration story’, now let’s eat

Date
Sunday, May 28, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Every recipe has a story, from Pakistan’s signature chicken korma to kaldu kokot cooked on Indonesia’s Madura Island. The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has set the table for an innovative campaign that brings seven recipes to life, tackling a wave

Mpox public health emergency declared over

Date
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern.