Health
New York, Nov 13 (JEN): The United Nations and its partners are marking World Pneumonia Day Tuesday by highlighting essential actions that can help end child deaths from the single biggest killer of children under the age of five around the world. more
Anti-polio campaign to reach Middle East: UN

New York, Nov 9 (JEN): Aiming to stop a polio outbreak in Syria from spreading across the region, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is spearheading the largest-ever immuniz ...

UN seeks HIV services for people aged 50 and over

New York, Nov 2 (JEN): The shifting demographics of the AIDS epidemic demands a new focus to reach people aged 50 and over who are currently underserved by HIV services, Friday urged the Un ...

UN concerned over report on adolescent pregnancy

New York, Oct 31 (JEN): A United Nations report released Wednesday spotlights the high rates of teenage pregnancies in developing countries – 7.3 million every year – and calls on Gove ...

UN confirms polio outbreak in Syria

New York, Oct 30 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday confirmed 10 cases of polio in conflict-stricken Syria, adding that health authorities in the country and ...

UN urges end to potentially deadly lead paint use

New York, Oct 23 (JEN): Pregnant mothers and young children in the developing world are exposed to high levels of lead through unsafe paints, particularly in colours yellow and red where lea ...

UN urges countries to end use of lead paint

New York, Oct 19 (JEN): Countries should strengthen national actions to eliminate lead paint, a major source of potential poisoning for young children which causes some 600,000 new cases of ...

Air pollution key to cancer: WHO

New York, Oct 18 (JEN): The specialized cancer agency of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that outdoor air pollution is a leading environmental cause ...

UN marks Global Handwashing Day

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): From Ethiopia and Yemen to Bolivia and Viet Nam millions of children on Tuesday took part in the sixth annual United Nations-backed Global Handwashing Day, driving ...

UN launches initiative to phase out mercury in medical devices

New York, Oct 12 (JEN): The United Nations World Heath Organization (WHO) and Health Care Without Harm – an international coalition of health care organizations and professionals – are j ...