Syria: UN agencies deliver critical food aid, medicines to families trapped in rural Damascus
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:20 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): As part of a humanitarian aid convoy to besieged towns on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, United Nations agencies have delivered desperately needed health supplies, hygiene kits and food rations for tens of thousands of people.
Half of all health facilities in war-torn Yemen now closed; medicines urgently needed – UN
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): More than 14 million people in Yemen have no access to health services, the United Nations health agency on Tuesday said, warning that transportation of medical personnel and treatment for the injured is getting increasingly difficult as this week the fighting enters its third year.
Ban establishes panel to broaden access to quality medicines at affordable costs
Nov 21, 2015, at 02:44 pm
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the establishment of 15-member High-Level Panel on health technology innovation and access, in an effort to escalate investments in research and development for diseases where financial returns are not guaranteed.