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Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs

Thursday, May 03, 2018 - 6:00 AM

Mental health remains one of the most neglected global health issues, even though it is critical to the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders, top United Nations officials have said at an event in

Mosquito-packed drones ready to join fight against Zika and other deadly diseases – UN agency

Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 6:00 AM

Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations agency said Thursday after a successful test that eleased sterile mosquitos from aerial drones aiming to suppress the insect that spreads Zika and