Fifty-five nations facing a shortage of health workers: WHO
he WHO has identified 55 nations vulnerable to a shortfall in health workers needed to fulfil the UN’s charter for universal health coverage.
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WHO advocates ‘social math’ to highlight global road safety
The WHO has advocated a ‘social math’ technique to magnify the issue of road safety globally for non-governmental organisations.
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Don’t play “geopolitical football” with COVID-19 virus origins: WHO
The WHO urged nations to come forward with information regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus and not play "geopolitical football" as it.
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Iceland tops list of antidepressant drug users in Europe
Antidepressant drug consumption is on the rise in Europe, and Iceland tops the list, followed by Portugal and the UK, according to the.
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Reconstruction challenge in Turkey, Syria as toll at 41,000
About 1.5 million are homeless in Turkey after the largest earthquake disaster devastated the country, with 210 million tonnes of rubble awaiting clearance,.
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WHO maintains highest public alert on monkeypox
The WHO has maintained its highest form of alert, the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), on mpox, at its fourth meeting.
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Turkey, Syria trembler toll at 33,000, UN calls for $43 million in aid
The WHO needs $43 million to help support earthquake response in Turkey and Syria, as the combined death toll touched 33,000 and aftershocks.
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H5N1 influenza’s spread to mammals needs ‘close monitoring’
A recent spillover to mammals of H5N1 avian influenza needed to be “monitored closely” as the WHO readies vaccines and antivirals and urged.
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WHO boss Tedros wants to ‘banish’ trans fats
Nine of the 16 countries with the highest estimated proportion of coronary heart disease deaths caused by trans fat still do not have.