The published findings highlight the need for immediate global action to address this epidemic, the UN health agency said. The study was carried out by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), a worldwide network of 1,500 researchers and practitioners in collaboration with the WHO. It is the first global analysis of trends in both diabetes […]

With the title “Take the right path to stop AIDS,“ the report outlines how stigma, discrimination and criminal laws hinder progress in the fight against HIV. Despite significant progress in HIV treatment and prevention, human rights violations continue to block access to essential services. In 2023, 630,000 people died of AIDS-related diseases and 1.3 million

Speaking at the ‘Dealing with Drugs II’ conference in Warsaw on Thursday, High Commissioner Volker Türk highlighted the urgent need for a human rights-based approach to drug regulation, pointing to a record number of drug-related deaths and rising drug use disorders. Building on January’s ‘Dealing with Drugs I’ meeting hosted by the Mayor of Amsterdam,

The test – called Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra – uses molecular analysis to detect the genetic markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, in the saliva of people suspected of infection. It is the first such test to receive “prequalification” status from the UN health agency, meaning it has passed rigorous quality checks and

The report titled Global Expenditure on Health: Out of the Pandemicshows a reduction in public health expenditure per per capita in 2022 across all income groups, following an increase in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. This concerning trend undermines progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a goal enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals

In an update on the mutating virus – known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra of the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, that it had “spilled onto wildlife”. More than 500 bird species have been infected, along with at least 70 mammal species, including the endangered California condor and polar bears. In regions that rely

In an update, the UN Office for the Coordination of Aid, OCHA, emphasized that attacks on civilian infrastructure have not stopped, “especially in northern Gaza, where the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reports appalling conditions at Kamal Adwan Hospital – and where 61 out of 95 attacks on school buildings since October 6, 2024 took

WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease is “does not circulate in people, but jumps into people” which is exposed to poultry or dairy cattle. “We don’t see sustained circulation,” she insisted. Underlying conditions The man who died of the disease in Louisiana was over