Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | On the occasion of the World Health Day which falls on April 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on all governments to take concrete actions to mitigate the climate crisis for the health of our planet and the health of humans. The theme for this …
Read More »15.9 million Ugandans could have been infected with COVID: WHO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 15.9 million Ugandans could have been infected with COVID-19, this is according to a study published by the World Health Organization-WHO. According to the findings of the study that were presented on Thursday during a weekly meeting, the number of COVID-19 cases that were reported …
Read More »Uganda’s air quality index unknown: Health ministry
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the World Health Organization-WHO warns of catastrophic health consequences arising from the fact that more than 90% of the people across the globe are breathing in bad air, it …
Read More »3.5 mln people in Western Pacific die each year due to climate crisis: WHO
Every 14 seconds, a person dies from air pollution in the Western Pacific Manila, Philippines | Xinhua | Around 3.5 million people in the Western Pacific die each year as a result of environmental causes, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data released on Thursday. In a virtual press conference, Takeshi …
Read More »WHO warns severe air pollutions
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Almost the entire global population, or 99 percent, breathes air that exceeds air quality limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN health agency said in a statement on Monday. Even though a record number of more than 6,000 cities in 117 countries now …
Read More »Wawulide? health campaign targets to improve maternal child health and nutrition among urban poor communities
The campaign targets all women of reproductive age, pre-pregnant, pregnant and lactating young women, care takers of children under 5 years in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda remains one of the countries with high maternal, infant mortality rates and nutrition challenges in the world, according to the World …
Read More »COVID-19 virus likely continues to evolve but severity reduces over time: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is likely to keep evolving as transmission continues globally, but its severity will reduce due to immunity acquired by vaccination and infection, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Speaking at an online briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros …
Read More »WHO establishes global centre for traditional medicine
💊 The discovery of aspirin drew on traditional medicine formulations using the bark of the willow tree 💊 The contraceptive pill was developed from the roots of wild yam plants 💊 Child cancer treatments have been based on the rosy periwinkle Delhi, India | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health …
Read More »Low funding, COVID-19 curtail tuberculosis fight in Africa: WHO
The African region is home to 17 of the 30 high-burden tuberculosis countries globally Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Inadequate investment and funding for tuberculosis control in Africa is jeopardizing the efforts to meet the global target of ending the disease by 2030, as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back …
Read More »Women without companions risk non consented medical procedures at delivery: Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on understanding mistreatment of women during childbirth shows mothers that show up to deliver with labor companions are less likely to suffer health facility-based mistreatment. The report which combines five studies was published on Wednesday in the BMJ …
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