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The global mortality rate in children aged under five years has declined by 51% since 2000 and reached a historic low of 4.9 million in 2022, according to a WHO body.
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Global mortality rate in children under five years falls to historic low

HQ Team March 13, 2024: The global mortality rate in children aged under five years has declined by 51% since 2000 and reached.

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More than one billion people worldwide are living with obesity and the disease has quadrupled among children and adolescents between five and 19 years of age, according to the World Health Organization.
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One billion people globally are suffering from obesity, says  WHO

HQ Team March 1, 2024: More than one billion people worldwide are living with obesity and the disease has quadrupled among children and.

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South American country Peru has declared a health emergency in 20 of the nation’s 25 regions due to an increase in dengue cases.
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Peru declares health emergency for 90 days as dengue cases rise

HQ Team February 29, 2024: South American country Peru has declared a health emergency in 20 of the nation’s 25 regions due to.

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About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza Strip, which has been cut off from aid for weeks, are “acutely malnourished,” according to a WHO report based on data collected in January.
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Hunger, diseases grip undernourished children, women in Gaza: WHO report

HQ Team February 20, 2024: About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza.

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Measles cases rose 30-fold in Europe with more than 30,000 people being infected by the contagious viral disease between January-October 2023 period, according to the WHO.
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Measles spreading rapidly across Europe, WHO calls for urgent curbs

HQ Team February 4, 2024: Measles cases rose 30-fold in Europe with more than 30,000 people being infected by the contagious viral disease.

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More than 35 million people may have cancer in 2050 — an increase of 77% from 20 million new cases in 2022, according to a WHO report.
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Cancer cases set to rise by 77% to 35 million in 2050: WHO global survey

More than 35 million people may have cancer in 2050 — an increase of 77% from 20 million new cases in 2022, according.

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The number of adults who smoke has fallen to one in five from one in three in 2000 with 150 nations reducing tobacco use successfully, according to the World Health Organization.
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More smokers quit globally, WHO warns against industry’s tactics

HQ Team January 16, 2024: The number of adults who smoke has fallen to one in five from one in three in 2000.

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There are five species of plasmodium of which plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest and poses the greatest threat in Africa.
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Opinion: Vaccine for malaria took a while, but it’s worth the wait

By K. Leelamoni January 16, 2024: Vaccination is a simple, safe and effective method of protecting the body against infectious diseases. Ever since.

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About 17,000 people may have died in six countries after using antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study.
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Antimalarial drug may have killed 17,000 people in first Covid-19 wave

HQ Team January 8, 2024: About 17,000 people may have died in six countries after using antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine during the first wave.

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The prevalence of JN.1, a Covid-19 sub-variant, has risen to 62% in the US on Jan. 5 compared to two weeks prior, according to the National Public Health Agency.
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JN.1 sub-variant Covid-19 cases rise to 62% in the US, says CDC 

HQ Team January 8, 2023: The prevalence of JN.1, a Covid-19 sub-variant, has risen to 62% in the US on Jan. 5 compared.

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