Majority oppose female genital mutilation in countries where practice persists – UN agency

Jul 16, 2016, at 12:47 pm

New York, July 16 (Just Earth News): New data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals that about two-thirds of men, women, boys and girls in countries where female genital mutilation is common say they want the practice to end.

New guidelines on improving care for female genital mutilation issued by UN health agency

May 17, 2016, at 01:17 pm

New York, May 17 (Just Earth News):The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday released new guidelines aimed at helping health workers provide better care to the more than 200 million girls and women worldwide living with female genital mutilation.

‘New hope’ for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients announced by UN health agency

May 13, 2016, at 01:45 pm

New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New recommendations from the United Nations’ health agency aim to speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) through use of a novel rapid diagnostic test and a shorter, cheaper treatment regimen.

UN health agency launches global strategy to end leprosy

Apr 21, 2016, at 01:09 pm

New York, Apr 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations health agency on Wednesday launched a new global strategy for a world free of leprosy, calling for stronger commitments and accelerated efforts to stop disease transmission and end associated discrimination and stigma.

Civilian needs mount in Yemen as medical supplies dwindle - UN health agency

Aug 25, 2015, at 03:43 pm

New York, Aug 25 (IBNS) Life saving medicines, trauma kits and blood bank supplies are urgently needed in war-ravaged Yemen, where nearly half the country's health facilities have shut down, leaving thousands of injured civilians with fewer and fewer places to seek emergency assistance, according to the UN health agency.