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Ramping up cervical cancer prevention efforts in the Republic of Moldova

United Nations Population Fund

Ramping up cervical cancer prevention efforts in the Republic of Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova – Irina Starciac, 46, was certain she was healthy. "I never had any symptoms that would get me worried,..

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13 Mar 2019
WDF and UNICEF join forces to prevent NCDs in children

World Diabetes Foundation

WDF and UNICEF join forces to prevent NCDs in children

On 5 March, the Chairman of UNICEF Denmark and the Chairman of the World Diabetes Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate col..

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13 Mar 2019
WHO launches the hearWHO app for mobile devices to help detect hearing loss

World Health Organization

WHO launches the hearWHO app for mobile devices to help detect hearing loss

1 March 2018: GENEVA - Ahead of the annual World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched "hearWHO", a free applicat..

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08 Mar 2019
Community on Women and NCDs Launch

World Health Organization

Community on Women and NCDs Launch

A seminar titled ‘Why Focus on Women and NCDs?’ marked the launch of the Community on Women and NCDs. This is a new Community facilitated ..

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05 Mar 2019
UNHCR and UNICEF urge action in Europe to end childhood statelessness

UNICEF

UNHCR and UNICEF urge action in Europe to end childhood statelessness

GENEVA, 14 February 2019 - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Agency, are calling on States and re..

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28 Feb 2019
Countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets

World Health Organization

Countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets

Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report o..

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20 Feb 2019
New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people

World Health Organization

New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people

Nearly 50% of people aged 12-35 years – or 1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to lo..

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12 Feb 2019
Ten threats to global health in 2019

World Health Organization

Ten threats to global health in 2019

The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing ..

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31 Jan 2019
Health literacy as a lever to prevent and control NCDs – workshop in Portugal

World Health Organization

Health literacy as a lever to prevent and control NCDs – workshop in Portugal

WHO/Europe and a group of Member States have organized a workshop for developing, implementing and evaluating health literacy initiatives across th..

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14 Jan 2019
New e-learning platform focusing on nutrition knowledge launched by WHO and from UN sister agencies.

World Health Organization

New e-learning platform focusing on nutrition knowledge launched by WHO and from UN sister agencies.

In order to alleviate the massive global burden of suffering and unfulfilled potential resulting from all forms of malnutrition, Member States of t..

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09 Jan 2019
Health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals

World Health Organization

Health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals

Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone. The l..

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12 Dec 2018
New WHO report highlights insufficient progress to tackle lack of safety on the world's roads

World Health Organization

New WHO report highlights insufficient progress to tackle lack of safety on the world's roads

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffic deaths continue to rise, with an annual 1.35 million fatalities. The WHO..

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12 Dec 2018
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