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‘End the scourge of neglected tropical diseases’: UN health chief

‘End the scourge of neglected tropical diseases’: UN health chief

Jan 29, 2021, at 03:22 pm

New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Wednesday to “end the scourge of neglected tropical diseases”, which affect more than a billion mainly poor people, and thrive where there is little access to quality health services, clean water, and sanitation.

Failure to register newborns leaves millions ‘invisible’ warns UN Children’s Fund

Failure to register newborns leaves millions ‘invisible’ warns UN Children’s Fund

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:28 am

New York/IBNS: While the number of registered births has significantly increased over the past decade, one quarter of children globally remain unaccounted for, leaving them vulnerable and “invisible”,  the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.