Health
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): The largest global anti-rabies initiative to end human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030 was announced, on Thursday, World Rabies Day, making it a priority disease for key international organizations and governments, according to the United Nations health agency. more
On World Day, UN chief urges prevention to reduce diabetes and associated blindness

New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News): According to the United Nations, the global rate of diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, with some 422 million adults living with diabetes as of 201 ...

On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services

New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): Officials at the United Nations on Wednesday urged human and animal health authorities around the world to step up and more effectively address rabies †...

Ahead of World Day, UN hails landmark global polio eradication campaign

New York, Oct 24 (JEN) Every day, a thousand or so children are being protected from disability as part of a 26-year global effort to eradicate polio through a worldwide campaign that has im ...