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World News in Brief: Education suffers amid DR Congo violence, WHO greenlights RSV vaccines, more hurricanes ahead for Haiti

In Ituri, a province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), intensifying conflict, intercommunal violence and mass displacement are forcing hundreds of thousands of children out of school. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/zuVhS5v via IFTTT

Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warns

For most nicotine users today, their first experience with the drug is a flavoured product – making it easier, and more appealing, to try. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/aKrEIqh via IFTTT

Pandemics to pollution: WHO Assembly delivers landmark health decisions

The 78th World Health Assembly concluded Tuesday in Geneva, marking several major milestones in global health. Delegates adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement and approved a significant boost in core funding for the World Health Organization (WHO). from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/2rdOoQK via IFTTT

Sudan war exacerbates risk of cholera and malaria: UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of an escalating public health crisis in Sudan, as conflict and mass displacement continue to drive a surge in disease, particularly cholera and malaria. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/2Fvx4E3 via IFTTT

Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO

As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the escalating health emergency, driven by ongoing violence, mass displacement, collapsing health systems and poor conditions inside refugee camps. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/bQ9DWNZ via IFTTT

What’s your poison? Alcohol linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer

Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new UN study has found. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/WrE8D7l via IFTTT

Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’

Some patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They can afford to pay for healthcare and access it seamlessly. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/rlJTYhX via IFTTT

‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fibrosis affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable

Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/QhLlDB4 via IFTTT

Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics

After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the world’s first-ever international agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics. The new accord marks a major step towards ensuring stronger global cooperation to protect lives and avoid the devastating consequences of future outbreaks. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/CmPLA4k via IFTTT

World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis

The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges – and finalise a global treaty to head off the next pandemic. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/QOiIDNp via IFTTT

Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord

Could the world be better prepared for the next pandemic? As nations continue to deal with COVID-19’s lasting effects, that question is at the heart of an international agreement set to be negotiated in Geneva. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/fMHtqGr via IFTTT

Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate

An international pandemic prevention treaty, three years in the making, is set to be adopted this week in Geneva. Rehman Hassan, a prominent member of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council, is confident the accord could make a huge difference to the way that the world reacts to pandemics. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/MkcznVo via IFTTT

Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same

As world leaders negotiate the landmark Pandemic Preparedness Treaty at the WHO Assembly, we revisit frontline doctors, community advocates, a youth volunteer, and a journalist who lived through the storm of COVID-19. Theirs are just some of the millions of testimonies worldwide helping shape the urgent call for action.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/jcQXZ0a via IFTTT

Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege

Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/xmrfULI via IFTTT

‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO

In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years – the largest fall in recent history according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/O4fM06b via IFTTT

Funding cuts in Afghanistan mean ‘lives lost and lives less lived’

In a remote village clinic in the Bamyan Province in Afghanistan last week, a group of teenage girls were given potentially life-saving reproductive health advice, excited by the small kit of menstrual supplies they had been given. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/bWuJcSP via IFTTT

World News in Brief: Sudan refugees, aid for Syrian returnees, MERS alert in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela urged to end secret detentions

More than 40,000 Sudanese have fled to eastern Chad in the past month to escape intensifying violence in Darfur. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/bNkx6FS via IFTTT

Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months

Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding cuts. In a report published on Tuesday, UN Women – the UN agency for gender equality – warned that 47 per cent of these groups may be forced to close within the next six months. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/IvodlNE via IFTTT

Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, says WHO

In the aid desert of Gaza, malnourished children are dying while survivors can expect a lifetime of dire health problems, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/XFYgC7f via IFTTT

‘She cries in her sleep’: Deeper crisis looms beneath devastation from Myanmar quake

An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/5l6rBzH via IFTTT

Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk as funding cuts impact midwifery support

Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services – from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/R6ONviD via IFTTT

Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese

Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the bombing of a hospital in eastern Jonglei state at the weekend are just the latest of the “multiple vulnerabilities” the country’s people face. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Ek6qK4n via IFTTT

More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities

The underlying causes of poor health often stem from factors such as lack of quality housing, education and job opportunities, according to a new report on the social determinants of health equity.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Hbmt6xk via IFTTT

FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks

Greater awareness and action are needed as Europe and parts of the Middle East grapple with fresh outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which can have devastating impacts on both animal health and regional economies, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/3qNci9Z via IFTTT

WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’

As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling disease outbreaks and posing a serious threat to public health, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/XSn6ETH via IFTTT

Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo

An anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), driving up humanitarian needs and further limiting access to basic services. The escalating crisis is also widening critical gaps in healthcare and protection, amid a broader surge in infectious diseases. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/TjFrI7m via IFTTT