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Two million more people living with HIV on life-saving treatment in 2015 – new UN report

Two million more people living with HIV on life-saving treatment in 2015 – new UN report

Jun 01, 2016, at 03:26 pm

New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): The number of HIV-positive people taking antiretroviral medicines more than doubled to an estimated 17 million people from 2010 to 2015, with two million people gaining access to the life-saving drug last year alone, the United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response announced on Tuesday.

Governments must act to reverse alarming rise in childhood obesity, UN report warns

Governments must act to reverse alarming rise in childhood obesity, UN report warns

Jan 26, 2016, at 02:17 pm

New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five on track to jump from 42 million to 70 million over the next decade, a United Nations report on Monday called on governments to reverse the trend by promoting healthy foods and physical activity.