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In addition, the Assembly approved a wide range of measures to promote health justice, reduce air pollution and strengthen the protection of vulnerable populations. “The words ‘historical’ and ‘landmark’ are overused but they are perfectly suitable to describe this year’s World Health Assembly“WHO HERFORY Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the end of the assembly […]

This is especially true among youth users: This is one of the main reasons why young people are experimenting with tobacco or nicotine products in the first place, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). Aromatized nicotine and tobacco products are in themselves addictive and toxic – often more than ordinary tobacco. Taste increases

In a report published on Wednesday, UNICEF highlighted the growing threat of cholera in the war -hired country with more than 7,700 cases and 185 affiliated deaths reported in Khartoum State alone since January 2025. Alarmingly over 1,000 cases affected children under five years. Since the beginning of the conflict in April 2023, three million

“The ongoing conflict and displacement in addition to fragile health infrastructure and limited access to affected populations pose a risk of transmission of mass diseases,” the UN Health Agency said in a report issued on Tuesday, calling on immediate support to maintain surveillance, strengthen the outbreak and preserve lifeguard healthcare. Since Civil War broke out

But this is not universal. Many people all over the world are fighting – unable to go into clinics or explain their symptoms: “[These patients] Do not line on waiting lists. They are unconsciously waiting for interior understanding and the courage to seek care, ”said Dr. Merete Nordentoft from Denmark, describing the patients with whom

The research, led by the UN World Health Organization Center for Cancer Research, collected data from nearly 2.5 million people throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. It revealed one “Modest but significant” correlation between alcohol consumption and the risk of developing pancreatic cancerregardless of gender or smoking status. “Alcohol consumption is a known carcin

16 years – that was how long Dah had to live with the annoying state and undergo eight different surgical procedures before finally getting the fistula repaired. In recognition of the over 500,000 women like Dah, forced to endure what is a very treatmentable state, the international day is marked to end obstetric fistula on

The effects of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic are still felt. About seven million people died, health systems were overwhelmed and the global economy was practically driven to standstill. Global turmoil led a stunned international community to pursue an agreement with the purpose of preventing such a disastrous event from happening again – and ensuring that

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director -General of the World Health Organization, called on Member States to remain focused on shared goals, even in the midst of global instability. “We are here not to serve our own interests but the eight billion people in our world“He said in his main address of the Palais des Nations.” To

The effort is high for this year’s World Health Assembly, the UN’s leading health forum, where officials will tackle a sweeping agenda-from pandemic emergency preparedness and climate-related health risks for mental health, maternal care and environmental justice. But with geopolitical tensions that run high, international cooperation on these and other important issues will be tested.