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Breathless in Gaza: Health crisis deepens as families burn plastic for fuel

Doctors in Gaza are warning of a surge in respiratory illnesses as families – cut off from basic supplies – burn plastic and cardboard to cook and keep warm. They say the outbreak will worsen unless life-saving medicines, fuel and food are allowed into the devastated territory. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/zyNQdhk via IFTTT

From crisis to community cure: A Haitian mother fights back against cholera

Faced with a deadly outbreak of cholera and a lack of sanitation infrastructure, one Haitian mother sparked a community movement that has transformed her neighbourhood – and saved multiple lives. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Ktr8DiC via IFTTT

World News in Brief: New declaration on NCDs and mental health, Khartoum shelter crisis, WFP lifeline in Ukraine, South Sudan rights update

World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health together. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/j7JGsHb via IFTTT

Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly

For the first time, mental health care will be a focus of an official meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday 25 September. World leaders are expected to agree on a set of principles designed to drive global action to help sufferers. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/at7WTzv via IFTTT

World News in Brief: WHO reaffirms safety of vaccines, appeal for Sudanese civilians trapped in El Fasher, DR Congo Ebola outbreak update

The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Wednesday that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the use of paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen – during pregnancy, with autism spectrum disorder. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/BvV8S3t via IFTTT

World News in Brief: Gaza and Nicaragua human rights update, WHO hypertension alert and alarm over US autism claim

The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has confirmed that between 11 and 16 September, 12 of its premises in Gaza City were hit directly or indirectly, amid intensifying Israeli military activity there. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/37dxHOT via IFTTT

World News in Brief: Migrant medics mean shortages at home, UN names top innovators, Nigeria rights update, sunscreen an ‘essential medicine’

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on Wednesday that southern and eastern European countries are losing large numbers of doctors and nurses who are leaving to work abroad. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/sJyqmMI via IFTTT

World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty update, DR Congo Ebola response, more casualties in Ukraine

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the remaining obstacles to concluding the global pandemic treaty.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/KwxYgzV via IFTTT

‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually

More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations.” from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/UHv3skg via IFTTT

Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns

For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed in a new report on Tuesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/mFcC0Ku via IFTTT

The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake

The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to his phone. It was right before midnight, last Sunday, and the steep, mountainous valleys of eastern Afghanistan had just been hit by a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake, closely followed by the first of many aftershocks. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/ciZ0q4S via IFTTT

Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency

As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across the world. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Sj8IdG5 via IFTTT

Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll

Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health across the country is severe. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/FXQ23de via IFTTT

WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide

More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Hn2D0av via IFTTT