Attacks on health care and medical personnel in crises occur with ‘alarming frequency’ – UN
May 27, 2016, at 11:03 am
New York, May 27 (Just Earth News):The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Thursday that attacks on health care in emergency situations disrupt the delivery of essential health services, endanger care providers, deprive people of urgently needed medical attention, and undermine long-term health development goals.
UN health agency launches programme for outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies
May 27, 2016, at 10:58 am
New York, May 27 (Just Earth News):At the World Health Assembly taking place in Geneva this week, Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to establish a new Health Emergencies Programme that will add operational capabilities for outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies that complement the health agency’s traditional technical and normative roles.
UN health agency calls for funding, access to Yemenis as conflict rages for second year
Mar 29, 2016, at 01:00 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the conflict in Yemen this week enters its second year, the United Nations health agency is calling for additional funding and access to the more than 80 per cent of the population in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
UN confirms Sierra Leone’s Ebola flare-up is over, but cautions more are possible
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:26 pm
New York, Mar 18(Just Earth News/IBNS):The latest flare-up of Ebola in Sierra Leone is over, the United Nations health agency on Thursday reported, but cautioned that the West African region remains at risk and should remain on alert.
UN agency unveils push to make cooking safe for 10 million people by 2020
Nov 22, 2014, at 06:28 pm
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS) Every year, household air pollution from cooking kills over four million people and sickens millions more, the United Nations spotlighted at a New York conference on cookstoves, as it urged Governments to take action to accelerate the adoption of clean cooking solutions.
At global food conference, UN officials sound the call for better global nutrition
Nov 20, 2014, at 09:56 pm
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): The international community must intensify its efforts towards eradicating hunger and malnutrition, top United Nations officials declared today at the opening of a major global food conference held in Rome, Italy, as 170 Member States adopted a series of pledges aimed at ensuring that that all citizens around the world gain better access to healthier and more sustainable diets.
'Ageing well must be global priority', warns UN health agency in new study
Nov 07, 2014, at 08:36 pm
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS) The United Nations health agency warned on Thursday that as the world population aged 60 or older will jump from some 800 million to 2 billion in the next four decades, soaring levels of chronic illness and diminished wellbeing are poised to become a major global public health challenge.
'Leave no stone unturned' to halt Ebola's rapid spread in West Africa, urges UN agency
Jul 03, 2014, at 06:24 pm
New York, July 3 (IBNS)Urging health authorities in West African countries affected by the largest Ebola outbreak in history to “leave no stone unturned†in their efforts to contain the spread of the deadly virus, a United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) official on Wednesday underscored the critical need to engage community, religious and opinion leaders in the region to be at the forefront of the response.