Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | One in a hundred deaths globally can directly be attributed to suicide, the World Health Organization reported on Thursday, arguing that the COVID-19 outbreak has increased factors for suicide worldwide. In 2019, more than 700,000 people died of suicide, one in 100 deaths, which was more …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Working for more than 55 hours a week or eleven hours a day for five days is leading to death, according to a global report published by the World Health Organisation. Figures from the report of a study conducted between 2000-2016 show working 55 or more …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala has been named among the 18 cities in low- and middle-income countries that qualify for grants targeting COVID-19 vaccines preparedness. The funding from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities initiative will see Uganda’s Capital city receive up to $50000 funding to support communication awareness needed for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A majority of the people consume double the recommended daily intake of salt putting themselves at greater risk of the heart diseases and stroke. The diseases kill an estimated three million people each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The recommended intake of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 pandemic is a long way from over but there are many reasons to be optimistic, according to the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Although January and February saw six consecutive weeks of plummeting COVID-19 cases, the World Health …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has encouraged countries to strengthen their data and information system if they are to address inequities that exist in the health system. Quoting their recent global assessment which found only 51% of the countries have included disaggregated data in …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has been particularly condemning rich countries, saying they are directly responsible for the deaths of high-risk people in low- and middle-income countries, USA Today reported on Thursday. “Countries that are now vaccinating younger, healthy people at low risk of disease are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered through COVAX is becoming more outrageous every day”, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said. Dr Tedros pointed out that while some countries are …
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The AstraZeneca vaccine’s benefits outweigh its risks Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Friday to continue using the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, as its benefits outweigh risks with tremendous potential to prevent infections and deaths from the pandemic. Following the review on the AstraZeneca …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several more countries suspended its use, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists that WHO’s …
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