Gaza Is Cleaning Up Its Piles of Garbage From the War, Including Human Waste

Gaza Is Cleaning Up Its Piles of Garbage From the War, Including Human Waste

A new Unicef cash-assistance program is helping Gazans remove piles of garbage accrued during the war, including human feces. The goal is to stop the spread of infectious diseases in the enclave as millions of civilians are forced into flimsy shelters or to live in the streets. By Dawn Clancy via PassBlue Bombs, bullets and the suffocating weight of bodies trapped under slabs of fallen concrete where houses once stood […]

January 24, 2024 18

Health / Medical

WHO concerned that countries will miss deadline for pandemic treaty

The World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says countries risk missing a May deadline for agreeing on a legally binding treaty on fighting pandemics to shore up the world's defences against new pathogens after the COVID-19 pandemic killed more than 7 million people.

January 23, 2024 26

Health / Medical

Gaza health system on the brink of collapse

The World Health Organisation says the health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse. According to a WHO health emergency officer, the organisation needs more aid and medical supplies to assist with the unfolding "catastrophe". Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

January 18, 2024 58

Health / Medical

Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress

Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report out today. Trends in 2022 show a continued decline in tobacco use rates globally. With about 1 in 5 adults worldwide consuming tobacco compared to 1 in 3 in 2000. The report shows that 150 countries are successfully reducing tobacco use. Brazil and the Netherlands are seeing success after they […]

January 18, 2024 12

World

WHO says situation in Gaza is “catastrophic”

The World Health Organisation says the health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse. A WHO health emergency officer described the dire nature of the health system saying the organisation needs more aid and medical supplies desperately to assist with the unfolding "catastrophe". Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

January 18, 2024 5

Health / Medical

WHO calls for urgent regulation of e-cigarettes

The World Health Organisation has issued a call against the alarming rise in e-cigarette use, especially in young children and teenagers. The WHO warns against the tobacco industry’s interest in promoting e-cigarettes as harm-reduction tools while profiting from the sale of both traditional and electronic cigarettes.

January 17, 2024 21

Africa

Cabo Verde’s malaria victory is a blueprint for Africa

By Bonface Orucho, via bird story agency Cabo Verde has achieved a significant milestone in the battle against malaria, securing malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). In news released on Friday, January 12, WHO explained that indigenous malaria transmission by Anopheles mosquitoes across the archipelago of 10 islands has been halted nationwide for the past three consecutive years. The country's certification is the fourth on the continent, […]

January 17, 2024 47

Oshiwambo

Epangelo laZambia lapewa osha li sho miti doku tunila oudu wo Cholera.

Epangelo la Zambia onghela omandaxa okwa lopotwa layakula oshipandi shotete shomuti woku tunila omukifi woCholera oku dja kehangano louhaku mounyuni WHO. Omiti otaku lopotwa difike pomata 1.4 million, odo tadi kapewa omuvalu wovanhu veli moupyakadi womukifi meenele dayooloka doshilongo. Olopota oyati omiti doku tunila ota dikapewa ovanhu okudja pokanona kodula imwe okuya pombada meenele odo datofwamo dili moshiponga, ngaashi moshilando pangelo Lusaka omo mwa talika omo unene muna omukifi tau […]

January 16, 2024 37

Health / Medical

Global health risk from Coronavirus remains high

The World Health Organisation warned on Friday that the global public health risks from COVID-19 remain high. While the virus continues to circulate worldwide, only a few countries are closely monitoring infections, according to the WHO’s Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove.

January 15, 2024 25