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UN expert alerts global heating may disrupt food supply even before 1.5C temperature rise

Aug 12, 2023, at 08:42 pm

A top UN official has warned that the world might face a major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target.

WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

Jan 31, 2023, at 07:18 pm

New York: More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater efforts and investment are needed in the face of pandemic-related disruptions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs

Dec 13, 2021, at 03:06 pm

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, which reveal more than half a billion people are being pushed into extreme poverty because they have to pay for health services out of their own pockets.

Growing up in poverty doubles diagnoses of psychosis-spectrum illnesses like schizophrenia, study says

May 13, 2019, at 05:49 pm

New York, May 13 (IBNS): Being raised in impoverished urban neighbourhoods more than doubles the average person’s chances of developing a psychosis-spectrum disorder by middle adulthood. These are the striking findings of a new study by Concordia and University of California, Davis researchers involving nearly 4,000 families monitored over 30 years.

Poverty increases risk of non-communicable diseases in lower income countries

Apr 06, 2018, at 11:27 pm

New York, Apr 6 (IBNS): Poverty increases the risk of death and disability from non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, a new systematic review shows.