WHO Public Health advice regarding the Olympics and Zika virus
May 28, 2016, at 09:14 pm
Geneva, May 28 (IBNS) Based on current assessment, cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus.
Apr 28, 2016, at 02:26 pm
California, Apr 28 (IBNS) NASA is assisting public health officials, scientists and communities to better understand Zika virus and try to limit the spread of the disease it causes.
Bangladesh reports first Zika case
Mar 23, 2016, at 04:20 am
Dhaka, Mar 22 (IBNS): Bangladesh confirmed that the country has recorded the first Zika case in 2014.
Water and sanitation likely to be best answer to Zika virus, say UN experts
Mar 12, 2016, at 02:44 pm
New York, Mar 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Improving water and sanitation services may be the best answer to addressing the outbreak of the Zika virus, according to United Nations human rights experts, who stress that such critical factors should not be in the shadow of hi-tech solutions being considered.
UN health agency warns more cases of Zika expected with ‘further geographic spread’
Mar 09, 2016, at 02:41 pm
New York, Mar 9 (IBNS):The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the latest update on Zika virus is ‘alarming,’ with more cases expected in the coming months in a larger geographic area, and warned that modes of transion now include sexual intercourse as well as mosquito bites.
In Brazil, UN health chief calls for better coordination in fight against Zika
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Continuing efforts to bolster the international response to Zika, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan arrived on Wednesday in the northeast of Brazil to visit the area most affected by neurological disorders suspected of being linked to the virus, including microcephaly in babies.
Upholding women’s human rights essential to Zika response - UN rights chief
Feb 06, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Feb 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Upholding women’s human rights is essential if the response to the Zika health emergency is to be effective, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said today, following the advice to women by some governments to delay getting pregnant due to the possible link between the virus and neurological disorders affecting newborns.
UN health agency urges action now in European countries to prevent Zika virus spread
Feb 04, 2016, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS) European countries were called on on Wednesday by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) to act early and in a coordinated way to protect the region from Zika virus, just one day after another case was confirmed in the United States.