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Ghana prepares for possible first-ever Marburg virus outbreak
Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease. If confirmed, these would the first such infections recorded in the country, and only the second in West Africa. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Ukraine war: ‘Please, let us in,’ WHO issues plea to reach sick and injured
The UN health agency (WHO) issued an urgent appeal on Friday for access to sick and injured people caught up in the war in Ukraine, including “hundreds” of landmine victims, “premature babies, pregnant woman, older people, many of whom have been left behind”. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Tedros urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely
The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure that its new COVID-19 oral antiviral medication is available quickly, to provide effective treatment to countries that may struggle to afford it. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief, as report shows third of women in developing countries give birth in teen years
Nearly a third of all women in developing countries, start having children at the age of 19 or younger, and nearly half of first births to adolescents, are to children or girls aged 17 or under, new research released on Tuesday by UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, reveals. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

DR Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

COVID-19: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, said the UN health agency chief on Wednesday, amounting to a 20 per cent spike overall, and a rise in the number of deaths across three of the six world regions monitored by the World Health Organization. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official
Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has said, ahead of the first ever High-level General Assembly Meeting on Improving Road Safety. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

UN drug report shines light on cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends
Legalized cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) revealed in a new report released on Monday. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO
The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, though “intense response efforts” are needed to control further spread. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vulnerable communities. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 24, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Monkeypox: Amid uncertainty, global situation ‘cannot be ignored’ says WHO chief
Addressing the first meeting of the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on Thursday over the global Monkeypox outbreak, the WHO chief told members that person-to-person transmission was ongoing, and “likely underestimated”. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition
Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, severe malnutrition. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer
Scientific evidence shows that overexposure to UV radiation is the major cause of skin cancer. To help people protect themselves adequately, a consortium of UN agencies on Tuesday, launched an innovative new App that can help anyone, anywhere, determine the safe amount of time to stay outdoors, soaking up the rays. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day
UN delegates and staffers spread out their yoga mats and stretched into various yoga “asanas” or poses, at an outdoor event on Monday evening at UN Headquarters in New York, to celebrate the eighth International Day of Yoga, observed annually on 21 June. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

‘Surprise’ early heatwave in Europe, harbinger of things to come
Sweltering conditions in Europe have come earlier than expected this year but the bad news is, they’re the shape of things to come. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news