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Hunger and more food wastage, global contrast – UN

Published on: December 29, 2023
17:05

Geneva, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) A third of food produced around the world ends up in waste and over three billion people lack conditions to afford a healthy diet, the United Nations reported on Friday.

The world must prepare for the next pandemic – WHO Chief

Published on: December 27, 2023
16:06

United Nations, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Wednesday said the world must be ready for the next pandemic, and also act on the basis of lessons learned from Covid-19.

2023 a year of milestones, challenges in global public health – WHO

Published on: December 26, 2023
16:36

Geneva, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) WHO on Tuesday described 2023 as a year of "milestones and challenges in global public health", among them the end of the Covid-19 pandemic and the M-POX outbreak no longer represented a global health emergency.

WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine

Published on: December 21, 2023
16:47

Geneva, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that it added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its prequalified list, the second after the RTS,S/AS01 it obtained in July 2022.

WHO initiative boosts health cooperation between Africa and Caribbean

Published on: December 20, 2023
13:09

Geneva, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the launch of the Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), an initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between the two regions.

WHO calls for reorientation of health systems towards primary care

Published on: December 13, 2023
09:27

Geneva, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) called for a reorientation of systems towards primary care to reduce the burden of disease that many nations are currently experiencing.

WHO adopted resolution to enable humanitarian aid to Gaza

Published on: December 11, 2023
10:14

Geneva, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The WHO adopted by consensus a resolution calling for the immediate, sustained and unimpeded passage of humanitarian aid to address the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip.

WHO initiates critical review of coca leaf

Published on: November 30, 2023
18:23

La Paz, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially initiated procedures for a critical review of the coca leaf, a move that could have significant implications for international drug policy and indigenous cultures in South America. This undertaking comes in response to a request from a Member State seeking to reassess the properties of the coca leaf.

WHO admits favorable situation of Covid-19 and immunization

Published on: November 11, 2023
08:49

Geneva, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Current Covid-19 variants are now less serious, while immunity levels are rising as a result of vaccination, said the World Health Organization (WHO).

Working under the sun causes 1 in 3 deaths from skin cancer – Study

Published on: November 8, 2023
20:18

Geneva, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Nearly one-in-three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer are caused by working under the sun, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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