UN health agency urges speeding up efforts on noncommunicable diseases

Jul 19, 2016, at 12:24 pm

New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): Governments must make greater efforts to protect people from heart disease, cancers, diabetes and lung disease – the leading causes of death among the elderly – the United Nations health agency on Monday said.

UN health agency calls for funding, access to Yemenis as conflict rages for second year

Mar 29, 2016, at 01:00 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the conflict in Yemen this week enters its second year, the United Nations health agency is calling for additional funding and access to the more than 80 per cent of the population in urgent need of humanitarian aid.

Zika: 'the more we know the worse things look,' UN health agency chief reports

Mar 23, 2016, at 01:18 pm

New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The head of the United Nations health agency on Tuesday reported that in less than a year, the status of Zika has changed from “a mild medical curiosity” to a disease with severe public health implications, warning that “the more we know the worse things look.”