Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Asia Remain a Neglected Problem
Women’s rights organizations in Asia are calling for states to introduce much-needed laws to criminalize FGM, says Nawaz Naz Chowdhury, Global Legal Advisor at Equality Now.By Nawmi Naz ChowdhuryKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Feb 6 2024 (IPS) Significant advances have been made in Africa towards ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asia, where FGM/C occurs in at least ten countries, but governments across the region are failing to take effective action. Women’s rights organizations are calling for states to introduce much-needed laws to criminalize FGM, provide national...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nawmi Naz Chowdhury Tags: Asia-Pacific Education Featured Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
WHO, KSrelief sign new agreement to support over one million people in Gaza
6 February 2024, Cairo, Egypt – A US$ 10 million agreement signed today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) will provide more than one million people in Gaza with access to emergency life-saving health services.
“The collaboration between WHO and KSrelief signifies a strategic, coordinated response to addressing urgent health needs in Gaza,” said Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. “KSrelief’s generous commitment will enable WHO to continue bolstering the health system, ensuring that people displaced by ongoing...
Source: WHO EMRO News - February 6, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
WHO art competition for school students
Protecting children from tobacco industry interference
Dear student,
On 31 May 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) will celebrate World No Tobacco Day.
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing about 8.3 million people a year globally. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, while about 1.3 million deaths result from non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
Country surveys consistently show that, in most countries, children aged 13–15 years are using tobacco and nicotine products. To protect future generations and ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - February 5, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
February 4 Is World Cancer Day. Here ’s What To Know
Cancer remains the leading cause of death globally, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, according to the World Health Organization. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Omer Awan, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Countries Where Pollution Reduction Would Increase Life Expectancy the Most
The World Health Organization explains that air pollution is caused by any chemical, physical, or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of outdoor or indoor atmospheres. About 99.82% of the global land area is exposed to levels of particulate matter, according to a global…#africa #bhutan #elsalvador #rwanda #vietnam #uganda #laosgains #equatorialguinea #qatar #bhutangains (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cape Verde: Cape Verde Is the Third African Country to Eliminate Malaria - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] Cape Verde has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - February 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Cape Verde Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Cochrane at the WHO Executive Board 2024
Last week, Cochrane participated in the154th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting in Geneva.The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified representatives from different Member States, elected for three-year terms. Every January, the Executive Board meets at WHO headquarters to discuss global public health priorities for the year ahead and set the agenda for theWorld Health Assembly.In addition to the Executive Board, all Member States and civil society organizations in official relations with WHO, such as Cochrane, are given the opportunity to contribute. This provided our de...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, WHO agency estimates
There were an estimated 20 million cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer deaths in 2022, the World Health Organization's cancer research agency said on Thursday, a growing burden that masks what it calls "striking inequity" among rich and poor countries. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Global cancer burden grows as NHS England launches national gene testing programme
Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new figures showing that the global cancer burden is growing. The survey undertaken by the WHO’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), shows a growing need for more cancer-related health services worldwide. Figures from 2022 show... Read moreThe post Global cancer burden grows as NHS England launches national gene testing programme appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cancer BRCA gene testing Breast cancer colorectal cancer lung cancer prostate cancer stomach cancer Source Type: news
Africa: Global Cancer Burden Growing, Amidst Mounting Need for Services
[WHO] Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer. WHO also published survey results from 115 countries, showing a majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services, as part of universal health coverage (UHC). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Noncommunicable Diseases Source Type: news
3 strategies to break down barriers to breastfeeding and lower women ’s risk of breast cancer
Key takeawaysEven though the Affordable Care Act requires coverage of “comprehensive lactation support” families are often unclear about what their insurance offers.Parental leave should be longer and paid for both parents, study participants said.Workplace owners, managers and employees should be better informed about family leave rights.When it comes to encouraging women in California to breastfeed, health care providers, insurance companies and employers need to be doing more, according to recommendations in anew report from theUCLA Center for Health Policy Research.Breastfeeding has been shown in studies tolower th...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 31, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Discrimination, a Killer of Dreams for People Affected by Leprosy
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa. Credit: Sasakawa Leprosy InitiativeBy Busani BafanaGENEVA, Jan 31 2024 (IPS) Tuji Sode detached himself from his family and hid himself from the public, embarrassed by his condition, which in biblical times meant exclusion from society and even death.
Sode, a university student in Ethiopia, has Hansen’s Disease, also commonly known as leprosy. Leprosy is a bacterial disease that, left untreated, can cause severe disability and deformity.
Sode recalls the severe discrimination because of his leprosy. He d...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Active Citizens Aid Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
Somalia: WHO Launches Project to Reduce Child Mortality
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has launched a project to reduce the alarmingly high number of child deaths related to pneumonia and diarrhea in Somalia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 31, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Pregnancy and Childbirth Somalia Source Type: news
Rethinking the World Health Organization's leadership of global health governance and the global health surveillance systems - Alkhaldi M, Meghari H, AlBada M.
Global health governance is a strategic priority for the World Health Organization (WHO), and the public health surveillance system (PHSS) is a fundamental element of the global health governance structure to timely identify emerging diseases and guide glo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
MD Anderson Cancer Center signs agreement with IAEA
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to become an IAEA Collaborating Centre.Chris McKee, senior vice president of strategy and business development at MD Anderson Cancer Center (left) and Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General (right). The two organizations have signed an agreement that will see the cancer center become an IAEA Collaborating Centre.IAEA
The two organizations aim to improve radiation oncology, radiation physics, radiology, nuclear medicine, and nutrition globally. MD Anderson said it will be the first I...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
