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World News in Brief: New declaration on NCDs and mental health, Khartoum shelter crisis, WFP lifeline in Ukraine, South Sudan rights update
World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health together.
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Mental health takes centre stage at the General Assembly
For the first time, mental health is the focus of an official meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday, with world leaders expected to agree on a set of principles designed to drive global action to help alleviate the symptoms of those living with a complex variety of disorders.
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World News in Brief: WHO reaffirms safety of vaccines, appeal for Sudanese civilians trapped in El Fasher, DR Congo Ebola outbreak update
The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Wednesday that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the use of paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen – during pregnancy, with autism spectrum disorder.
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World News in Brief: Gaza and Nicaragua human rights update, WHO hypertension alert and alarm over US autism claim
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has confirmed that between 11 and 16 September, 12 of its premises in Gaza City were hit directly or indirectly, amid intensifying Israeli military activity there.
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World News in Brief: Migrant medics mean shortages at home, UN names top innovators, Nigeria rights update, sunscreen an ‘essential medicine’
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on Wednesday that southern and eastern European countries are losing large numbers of doctors and nurses who are leaving to work abroad.
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World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty update, DR Congo Ebola response, more casualties in Ukraine
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the remaining obstacles to concluding the global pandemic treaty.
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80 million more children benefiting from school meals, WFP reports
School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity,” according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain.
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‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually
More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations.”
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Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed in a new report on Tuesday.
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The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake
The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to his phone. It was right before midnight, last Sunday, and the steep, mountainous valleys of eastern Afghanistan had just been hit by a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake, closely followed by the first of many aftershocks.
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Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency
As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across the world.
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Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health across the country is severe.
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WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
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UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide
Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats to workers’ health and livelihoods, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday.
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It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says
Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Rubella eliminated as a public health problem in Nepal: WHO
Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday, hailing the breakthrough as a “remarkable achievement”.
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World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning Afghans, rising insecurity in DR Congo
The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease – cholera – continues to spread around the world, driven by conflict and poverty, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.
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Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ with hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Public health conditions in Gaza are “catastrophic”, with hospitals operating far beyond capacity. Some life-saving medicines are totally out of stock, while deaths from malnutrition and disease are on the rise, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday.
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Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns
New evidence suggests mistreatment remains common in maternal and newborn care, with new research across four countries finding that 60 per cent of vaginal exams were done without consent, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
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