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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations

UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza for humanitarian pauses to allow 640,000 children to be vaccinated amid an outbreak of the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/1zBSuID via IFTTT

Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds

Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex worryingly high, according to a new report from the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/gEG5qRf via IFTTT

Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO

Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/lZR9587 via IFTTT

UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine

The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered to more than half a million Palestinian children during an inoculation campaign in Gaza.   from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/9ThsVwC via IFTTT

Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other affected African countries if urgent support is not forthcoming. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/YPwOkGr via IFTTT

Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women

The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated due to restrictive abortion laws that have contributed to “several preventable deaths,” according to independent rights experts on Monday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/p5DPVoy via IFTTT

Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/V8DvSRB via IFTTT

WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox

The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls for $135 million over the next six months.   from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/W5CZGpT via IFTTT

UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’

The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of infection for migrants who need “crucial” healthcare and other support ahead of an “anticipated surge” in cases, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Wednesday, in an appeal for $18.5 million to fund the response. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/2n74H3S via IFTTT

Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO

Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/9SGDaAb via IFTTT

Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency

The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/oVQM2Ud via IFTTT

UN and partners report acute malnutrition surge in Government-controlled areas of Yemen

Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners said in a report published on Sunday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/2EqFfBx via IFTTT

UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need

The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for the hungry communities in eastern Burkina Faso.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/0AxBqhg via IFTTT

Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down their arms so that humanitarians can safely vaccinate more than half a million children against polio.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/ghjN41Q via IFTTT

WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case

The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/iGS2Pkl via IFTTT

WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern

The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at Wednesday’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting.    from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/jRUzbSf via IFTTT

Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns

One in five children – or 466 million –  live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/ywXf4pB via IFTTT

Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/SG2McZu via IFTTT

Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency

Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/ZByTXgq via IFTTT

WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in over a dozen African countries to the highest level, mobilizing efforts across the agency. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/yaERPJ7 via IFTTT

WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/D5GTlnX via IFTTT

WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation

Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vast Eastern Mediterranean region, officials from the UN agency said during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.   from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/rIL5Ew1 via IFTTT

COVID-19 making worrying comeback WHO warns, amid summertime surge

COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/5mzgnJw via IFTTT