Northern India Braces for Toxic Air Pollution Spikes as New Punjab Leaders Fail to Control Crop Stubble Fires 26/09/2022 Jyoti Pande Lavakare NEW DELHI – When India’s Aam Admi Party (AAP) won elections in the northern state of Punjab in March, decisively wresting power away from the Indian National Congress (INC) and defeating the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, clean air advocates and activists were optimistic that the burning of crop stubble by Punjab farmers – the biggest […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution is Linked to Adverse Brain Development in Young Children 26/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Infants’ brains are negatively affected by air pollution, according to a study which has documented the effects of children’s exposure to air pollution from conception to the age of eight-and-a-half years for the first time. Tracking 3,515 children aged 9-12, the study found an association between exposure to air pollutants in the womb and their […] Continue reading -> African Teen Pregnancies Skyrocketed During COVID Lockdowns – But Prevention is Possible 23/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Seventeen-year-old South African Amanda Nkosi* is already a mother and living with HIV – thanks to what she describes as “doing things that teenagers do” without access to accurate health information or contraception. She discovered her HIV status recently when a youth-friendly clinic opened near her home in the coastal city of Durban and offered […] Continue reading -> Call for Women Health Workers to Share Experiences of Sexual Harassment and Violence 23/09/2022 Megha Kaveri A significant number of women health care workers are being driven from the professional because of sexual harassment, and Women in Global Health (WGH) collecting their testimonies. There are no laws against sexual harassment at workplace in over 50 countries, and WGH has called for a ‘change at all levels’ of the ecosystem. The organisation […] Continue reading -> Uganda Prepares New Ebola Vaccine Clinical Trial as Cases Rise to Seven 23/09/2022 Paul Adepoju In a matter of weeks, a clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine candidate that could protect against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus could get underway in central Uganda where the number of confirmed cases in the country’s ongoing outbreak has risen to seven. Uganda has confirmed seven cases and one death from its […] Continue reading -> At UN, a Call to ‘Pandemic Proof’ the World Through Leadership 22/09/2022 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Global health leaders and experts urged nations to improve their preparedness and ability to respond to global pandemics in ways that go well beyond the health sector, even as political will to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises seems to be lagging. “Pandemic issues go far wider than health,” former […] Continue reading -> Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance 22/09/2022 Pascale Ondoa & Yewande Alimi Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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Air Pollution is Linked to Adverse Brain Development in Young Children 26/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Infants’ brains are negatively affected by air pollution, according to a study which has documented the effects of children’s exposure to air pollution from conception to the age of eight-and-a-half years for the first time. Tracking 3,515 children aged 9-12, the study found an association between exposure to air pollutants in the womb and their […] Continue reading -> African Teen Pregnancies Skyrocketed During COVID Lockdowns – But Prevention is Possible 23/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Seventeen-year-old South African Amanda Nkosi* is already a mother and living with HIV – thanks to what she describes as “doing things that teenagers do” without access to accurate health information or contraception. She discovered her HIV status recently when a youth-friendly clinic opened near her home in the coastal city of Durban and offered […] Continue reading -> Call for Women Health Workers to Share Experiences of Sexual Harassment and Violence 23/09/2022 Megha Kaveri A significant number of women health care workers are being driven from the professional because of sexual harassment, and Women in Global Health (WGH) collecting their testimonies. There are no laws against sexual harassment at workplace in over 50 countries, and WGH has called for a ‘change at all levels’ of the ecosystem. The organisation […] Continue reading -> Uganda Prepares New Ebola Vaccine Clinical Trial as Cases Rise to Seven 23/09/2022 Paul Adepoju In a matter of weeks, a clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine candidate that could protect against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus could get underway in central Uganda where the number of confirmed cases in the country’s ongoing outbreak has risen to seven. Uganda has confirmed seven cases and one death from its […] Continue reading -> At UN, a Call to ‘Pandemic Proof’ the World Through Leadership 22/09/2022 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Global health leaders and experts urged nations to improve their preparedness and ability to respond to global pandemics in ways that go well beyond the health sector, even as political will to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises seems to be lagging. “Pandemic issues go far wider than health,” former […] Continue reading -> Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance 22/09/2022 Pascale Ondoa & Yewande Alimi Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
African Teen Pregnancies Skyrocketed During COVID Lockdowns – But Prevention is Possible 23/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Seventeen-year-old South African Amanda Nkosi* is already a mother and living with HIV – thanks to what she describes as “doing things that teenagers do” without access to accurate health information or contraception. She discovered her HIV status recently when a youth-friendly clinic opened near her home in the coastal city of Durban and offered […] Continue reading -> Call for Women Health Workers to Share Experiences of Sexual Harassment and Violence 23/09/2022 Megha Kaveri A significant number of women health care workers are being driven from the professional because of sexual harassment, and Women in Global Health (WGH) collecting their testimonies. There are no laws against sexual harassment at workplace in over 50 countries, and WGH has called for a ‘change at all levels’ of the ecosystem. The organisation […] Continue reading -> Uganda Prepares New Ebola Vaccine Clinical Trial as Cases Rise to Seven 23/09/2022 Paul Adepoju In a matter of weeks, a clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine candidate that could protect against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus could get underway in central Uganda where the number of confirmed cases in the country’s ongoing outbreak has risen to seven. Uganda has confirmed seven cases and one death from its […] Continue reading -> At UN, a Call to ‘Pandemic Proof’ the World Through Leadership 22/09/2022 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Global health leaders and experts urged nations to improve their preparedness and ability to respond to global pandemics in ways that go well beyond the health sector, even as political will to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises seems to be lagging. “Pandemic issues go far wider than health,” former […] Continue reading -> Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance 22/09/2022 Pascale Ondoa & Yewande Alimi Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Call for Women Health Workers to Share Experiences of Sexual Harassment and Violence 23/09/2022 Megha Kaveri A significant number of women health care workers are being driven from the professional because of sexual harassment, and Women in Global Health (WGH) collecting their testimonies. There are no laws against sexual harassment at workplace in over 50 countries, and WGH has called for a ‘change at all levels’ of the ecosystem. The organisation […] Continue reading -> Uganda Prepares New Ebola Vaccine Clinical Trial as Cases Rise to Seven 23/09/2022 Paul Adepoju In a matter of weeks, a clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine candidate that could protect against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus could get underway in central Uganda where the number of confirmed cases in the country’s ongoing outbreak has risen to seven. Uganda has confirmed seven cases and one death from its […] Continue reading -> At UN, a Call to ‘Pandemic Proof’ the World Through Leadership 22/09/2022 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Global health leaders and experts urged nations to improve their preparedness and ability to respond to global pandemics in ways that go well beyond the health sector, even as political will to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises seems to be lagging. “Pandemic issues go far wider than health,” former […] Continue reading -> Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance 22/09/2022 Pascale Ondoa & Yewande Alimi Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Uganda Prepares New Ebola Vaccine Clinical Trial as Cases Rise to Seven 23/09/2022 Paul Adepoju In a matter of weeks, a clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine candidate that could protect against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus could get underway in central Uganda where the number of confirmed cases in the country’s ongoing outbreak has risen to seven. Uganda has confirmed seven cases and one death from its […] Continue reading -> At UN, a Call to ‘Pandemic Proof’ the World Through Leadership 22/09/2022 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Global health leaders and experts urged nations to improve their preparedness and ability to respond to global pandemics in ways that go well beyond the health sector, even as political will to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises seems to be lagging. “Pandemic issues go far wider than health,” former […] Continue reading -> Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance 22/09/2022 Pascale Ondoa & Yewande Alimi Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
At UN, a Call to ‘Pandemic Proof’ the World Through Leadership 22/09/2022 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Global health leaders and experts urged nations to improve their preparedness and ability to respond to global pandemics in ways that go well beyond the health sector, even as political will to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises seems to be lagging. “Pandemic issues go far wider than health,” former […] Continue reading -> Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance 22/09/2022 Pascale Ondoa & Yewande Alimi Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance 22/09/2022 Pascale Ondoa & Yewande Alimi Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Global Fund Still Short of $18 Billion Target for Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria – But UK and Italy Have Yet to Announce Pledges 22/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund raised $14.25 billion at its seventh replenishment conference in New York on Wednesday – still some way short of its $18 billion target for the next three years, although the United Kingdom and Italy had yet to make their commitments at the end of a day of public pledges. US President Joe […] Continue reading -> The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
The Hefty Price Tag of Obesity 21/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan After three years of number-crunching, economists have come up with a price tag for what overweight and obesity cost countries in 2019, and it’s a staggering 2.19% of their gross domestic product (GDP). On average, African countries paid $20 per capita to address the consequences of overweight and obesity, while in countries in the Americas, […] Continue reading -> WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Unveils ‘Invisible Numbers’ of the NCD Crisis as Leaders Meet at United Nations 21/09/2022 Stefan Anderson Around two-thirds of Africans with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) die prematurely – before the age of 70. In Europe, less than a third of people living with NCDs die that early. This is just one of the stark statistics contained in the most extensive data-visualization tool yet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts