Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care, receive it: WHO
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Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neglecting child mental health
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of children and young people, and impacts could be felt for many years to come, UN children’s agency, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.
Flash Appeal launched as 2.5 million face ‘dire situation’ in Kenya
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Immediate action is needed to respond to the severe drought that is ravaging communities in Kenya’s dry regions – categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) - the UN’s humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Rapid decline in public health conditions, WHO warns
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Healthcare provision is deteriorating fast in Afghanistan, the UN health agency warned on Wednesday, with cases of measles and diarrhoea shooting up, and polio becoming a “major risk”.
New global meningitis strategy aims to save 200,000 lives a year
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More than 200,000 lives could be saved annually if the goals of a new global strategy to defeat meningitis are achieved, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
“Save as many lives as possible, and leave no one's health behind”: Japan’s message to the world
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Announcing the donation of up to 60 million COVID-19 vaccines to the UN-led COVAX facility, Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s Prime Minister, said that his country is determined to lead the global efforts to end the pandemic.
WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail - with equal access and price cut
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The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of treatments for COVID-19 patients, the UN agency said on Friday, before underscoring the need for lower prices and
‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine plan
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan to boost production and reach millions over the coming months, in line with recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Afghanistan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, as hunger hits 95 per cent of families
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Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Wednesday, while on the streets of Kabul, the hunger families are suffering is as acute in urban areas as the drought-stricken rural
COVID ‘Shot for All’, not a luxury, but development priority: UNDP
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Top politicians joined award-winning African performers and others on Tuesday, in New York, to take part in a special event organized by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), to discuss how COVID-19 vaccines can be fairly distributed worldwide, as a