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.
Aug 27, 2015, at 04:28 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) Sierra Leone on Wednesday began its countdown to be declared by the World Health Organization as free of Ebola virus transmission as the West African nation's President described the release of the last patient treated for the disease at a treatment centre as "the beginning of the end of Ebola."
Changing habits and behaviours is key to overcome vaccine hesitancy - UN health agency
Aug 19, 2015, at 05:21 pm
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS) With one in five children still not receiving routine life-saving immunizations, and an estimated 1.5 million dying each year of diseases that could be prevented by vaccines, people who delay or refuse vaccines for themselves or their children are presenting a growing challenge for countries seeking to close the immunization gap, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
Jul 01, 2015, at 05:59 pm
New York, July 1 (IBNS) Cuba has become the world's first country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, "a major victory in our long fight against HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and an important step towards having an AIDS-free generation," the World Health Organization announced today.
If current trends hold, childhood obesity will hit 70 million by 2025, warns UN health agency
Jun 23, 2015, at 09:06 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS) Childhood obesity does not arise from lifestyle choices made by the child, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing that the huge problem, especially in developing countries on the marketing of sugar-rich non-alcoholic beverages, ultra-processed, energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods.
Ebola: UN health agency to convene emergency meeting on deadly disease
Aug 06, 2014, at 06:20 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that it will convene a two-day meeting of its emergency committee starting on Thursday to determine whether the current Ebola viral disease outbreak in West Africa is a public health emergency of international concern.