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New WHO plan urges stronger action against fungal disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidance to help countries confront the rising burden of fungal disease and antifungal resistance - one of the most neglected global health threats, yet still largely absent from national health plans.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/S3AIgCq via IFTTT

Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/pMIO5xv via IFTTT

Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread faster than aid efforts can keep pace, despite significant gains in treatment capacity and growing community engagement, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/IelCyvB via IFTTT

Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record number of cases – UN humanitarians

Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people’s daily lives, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/y2sYD0m via IFTTT

World at ‘perilous moment’ as leaders warn HIV gains are at risk

Four decades after AIDS first emerged as a global crisis, world leaders, advocates and community representatives gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday issued a stark warning: progress against HIV is slowing just as financial pressures and shrinking support threaten to reverse decades of gains. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/3tpYUf1 via IFTTT

Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient

One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, case numbers continue to rise.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/uEob6Mq via IFTTT

DR Congo: Efforts ramp up as Ebola outbreak accelerates beyond borders

The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid continued armed violence, posing a grave and growing risk to the region, UN agencies warned on Friday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/smjVNrg via IFTTT

Fermentation, flavour and the future of food: Making sustainability delicious

Words like “sustainability” and “healthy” shouldn’t take the joy out of eating. As elite chef Jaume Biarnés has been explaining to UN News, sustainable gastronomy can be delicious, exciting and fun. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/ZCRArkd via IFTTT

Ebola treatment capacity expands in DR Congo as WHO issues new guidelines

Treatment capacity for the rare and deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola is expanding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that community mistrust remains a major challenge to ending the outbreak. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/r4eFx0Z via IFTTT

WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has praised Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak that has spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while warning that continued vigilance and cross-border cooperation will be critical to stopping transmission. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/8rmf6wT via IFTTT

WHO and Brazil urge world leaders to finalise Pandemic Agreement to prevent future global health crises

Global officials are calling on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics, according to a joint letter issued on Monday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/UBg4N0b via IFTTT

Women and girls caught up in Yemen’s ‘forgotten crisis’ bear the heaviest toll as funding falls

Yemen remains gripped by one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million – out of a population of 35 million – requiring assistance. Women and girls account for half of those in need, and two-thirds of them are of childbearing age, placing reproductive health at the heart of the emergency. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/IOnHhro via IFTTT

‘Perilous moment’ threatens to reverse years of gains in HIV/AIDS response

External funding cuts, a backlash against human rights, and chronic under-investment in HIV prevention and community services are threatening to reverse years of hard-won progress in the AIDS response, a UN report warned on Friday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Y4N2e5E via IFTTT

WHO report shows progress in blood safety, but access gaps persist

Every day, safe blood helps save the lives of women experiencing childbirth complications, accident victims, cancer patients and people living with chronic diseases. Yet despite decades of progress, access to lifesaving blood remains deeply unequal, with shortages continuing to put lives at risk in many lower-income countries, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/MKL9W1j via IFTTT

DR Congo: Ebola spreads as agencies brace for child victims

The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing to spread with a spike in child infections an increasingly likely scenario in the days ahead, UN agencies said on Friday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/stjhvuA via IFTTT

World News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal disease spread, heatwaves spark public health crisis in Europe

Violence spread across Belfast following a shocking knife attack allegedly carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker on Monday, triggering a wave of anti-immigration unrest. The victim suffered significant injuries to his face and back. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Af2DPIt via IFTTT

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

In Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a massive push for early testing and contact tracing is helping to contain the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/CeT8a14 via IFTTT

‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo

The top UN aid official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in Ituri province – the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak – for a three-day assessment visit, as the confirmed case count reaches 515 across three eastern provinces. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/0mdAVC7 via IFTTT

Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola

In a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers arrived a few days ago to help bury a person who had died from Ebola. Instead, they were threatened, told armed rebels would be called if they stayed, and forced to leave. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/NMFBk3C via IFTTT

World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political tensions escalate in Somalia

The UN and its partners are continuing efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while warning that insecurity and misinformation remain major obstacles to the response. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/4TgEz8x via IFTTT

Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people each year; children most at risk: WHO

Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food on health, development and fragile economies, according to new data from the UN health agency. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/lJdN4gH via IFTTT

Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup

As World Cup fever rises in the Americas, countries are urged to strengthen measles surveillance and vaccination amid ongoing outbreaks across the region.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/gFqW4IV via IFTTT

‘We are catching up’ – WHO chief on DR Congo’s Ebola fight

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing signs of progress – but significant challenges remain in testing, surveillance, vaccine development and building community trust.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/gsALjXz via IFTTT

Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO

The UN health agency in Lebanon is verifying reports of strikes on a hospital in the southern city of Tyre on Monday, amid a concerning rise in attacks on healthcare in the country. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/YreMhFD via IFTTT

DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Nurses discharged after full recovery

Four nurses who fell ill with Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the often-fatal illness that sparked an international health alert.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/FITkguA via IFTTT