WHO Stands Firm On Using Masks to Combat COVID-19 22/02/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its firm recommendation that wearing masks is an effective method to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a media briefing on Wednesday. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s technical lead for COVID-19, said that coronavirus is still in circulation and wearing appropriate face masks is one of the ways […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Gets New Emergency Funds for HIV and TB Programmes 21/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved an additional $10.32 million in emergency funding to maintain essential HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services in Ukraine. The funds are earmarked for HIV and TB treatment, prevention and care, including for internally […] Continue reading -> Natural Immunity Against COVID-19 ‘At Least’ On Par With Vaccination in Preventing Death 21/02/2023 Stefan Anderson New research published in The Lancet suggests that individuals who have previously been infected with COVID-19 have an 88% lower risk of hospitalization or death than those who have not. The study is the most comprehensive review of data on natural immunity to date, covering data from 65 studies across 19 countries published since January […] Continue reading -> Lack of Test Kits for Marburg Virus Hamper Africa’s Response to Outbreak 16/02/2023 Paul Adepoju The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring Equatorial Guinea’s first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, Africa CDC acting director Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma told a media briefing on Thursday “One big challenge we have are test kits and we are working around the clock to try and get test kits to […] Continue reading -> WHO Denies it Abandoned Investigation of COVID-19 Origins – But Way Forward Unclear 15/02/2023 Megha Kaveri A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has emphatically denied that abandoned its investigation of the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The comment by Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead, was in response to a report published on Tuesday by Nature which stated that the agency has “quietly shelved” its […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Alliance Gavi Appoints Former Nigerian Health Minister as New CEO 13/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine alliance, Gavi, has appointed former Nigerian health minister, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, as its new CEO. Pate was Minister of State for Health in Nigeria between 2011 and 2013, where he led a national campaign to “revive routine immunisation and primary health care, chaired a presidential taskforce to eradicate polio and introduced […] Continue reading -> Turkey-Syria Earthquake Is World’s Deadliest in Over a Decade 08/02/2023 Stefan Anderson The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week is now the deadliest the world has seen in over a decade. By Wednesday evening, 11,600 people had been confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are injured. As deaths continue to mount, search and rescue teams from across the world are in a race against the […] Continue reading -> Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
Ukraine Gets New Emergency Funds for HIV and TB Programmes 21/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved an additional $10.32 million in emergency funding to maintain essential HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services in Ukraine. The funds are earmarked for HIV and TB treatment, prevention and care, including for internally […] Continue reading -> Natural Immunity Against COVID-19 ‘At Least’ On Par With Vaccination in Preventing Death 21/02/2023 Stefan Anderson New research published in The Lancet suggests that individuals who have previously been infected with COVID-19 have an 88% lower risk of hospitalization or death than those who have not. The study is the most comprehensive review of data on natural immunity to date, covering data from 65 studies across 19 countries published since January […] Continue reading -> Lack of Test Kits for Marburg Virus Hamper Africa’s Response to Outbreak 16/02/2023 Paul Adepoju The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring Equatorial Guinea’s first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, Africa CDC acting director Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma told a media briefing on Thursday “One big challenge we have are test kits and we are working around the clock to try and get test kits to […] Continue reading -> WHO Denies it Abandoned Investigation of COVID-19 Origins – But Way Forward Unclear 15/02/2023 Megha Kaveri A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has emphatically denied that abandoned its investigation of the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The comment by Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead, was in response to a report published on Tuesday by Nature which stated that the agency has “quietly shelved” its […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Alliance Gavi Appoints Former Nigerian Health Minister as New CEO 13/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine alliance, Gavi, has appointed former Nigerian health minister, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, as its new CEO. Pate was Minister of State for Health in Nigeria between 2011 and 2013, where he led a national campaign to “revive routine immunisation and primary health care, chaired a presidential taskforce to eradicate polio and introduced […] Continue reading -> Turkey-Syria Earthquake Is World’s Deadliest in Over a Decade 08/02/2023 Stefan Anderson The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week is now the deadliest the world has seen in over a decade. By Wednesday evening, 11,600 people had been confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are injured. As deaths continue to mount, search and rescue teams from across the world are in a race against the […] Continue reading -> Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
Natural Immunity Against COVID-19 ‘At Least’ On Par With Vaccination in Preventing Death 21/02/2023 Stefan Anderson New research published in The Lancet suggests that individuals who have previously been infected with COVID-19 have an 88% lower risk of hospitalization or death than those who have not. The study is the most comprehensive review of data on natural immunity to date, covering data from 65 studies across 19 countries published since January […] Continue reading -> Lack of Test Kits for Marburg Virus Hamper Africa’s Response to Outbreak 16/02/2023 Paul Adepoju The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring Equatorial Guinea’s first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, Africa CDC acting director Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma told a media briefing on Thursday “One big challenge we have are test kits and we are working around the clock to try and get test kits to […] Continue reading -> WHO Denies it Abandoned Investigation of COVID-19 Origins – But Way Forward Unclear 15/02/2023 Megha Kaveri A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has emphatically denied that abandoned its investigation of the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The comment by Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead, was in response to a report published on Tuesday by Nature which stated that the agency has “quietly shelved” its […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Alliance Gavi Appoints Former Nigerian Health Minister as New CEO 13/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine alliance, Gavi, has appointed former Nigerian health minister, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, as its new CEO. Pate was Minister of State for Health in Nigeria between 2011 and 2013, where he led a national campaign to “revive routine immunisation and primary health care, chaired a presidential taskforce to eradicate polio and introduced […] Continue reading -> Turkey-Syria Earthquake Is World’s Deadliest in Over a Decade 08/02/2023 Stefan Anderson The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week is now the deadliest the world has seen in over a decade. By Wednesday evening, 11,600 people had been confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are injured. As deaths continue to mount, search and rescue teams from across the world are in a race against the […] Continue reading -> Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
Lack of Test Kits for Marburg Virus Hamper Africa’s Response to Outbreak 16/02/2023 Paul Adepoju The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring Equatorial Guinea’s first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, Africa CDC acting director Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma told a media briefing on Thursday “One big challenge we have are test kits and we are working around the clock to try and get test kits to […] Continue reading -> WHO Denies it Abandoned Investigation of COVID-19 Origins – But Way Forward Unclear 15/02/2023 Megha Kaveri A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has emphatically denied that abandoned its investigation of the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The comment by Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead, was in response to a report published on Tuesday by Nature which stated that the agency has “quietly shelved” its […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Alliance Gavi Appoints Former Nigerian Health Minister as New CEO 13/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine alliance, Gavi, has appointed former Nigerian health minister, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, as its new CEO. Pate was Minister of State for Health in Nigeria between 2011 and 2013, where he led a national campaign to “revive routine immunisation and primary health care, chaired a presidential taskforce to eradicate polio and introduced […] Continue reading -> Turkey-Syria Earthquake Is World’s Deadliest in Over a Decade 08/02/2023 Stefan Anderson The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week is now the deadliest the world has seen in over a decade. By Wednesday evening, 11,600 people had been confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are injured. As deaths continue to mount, search and rescue teams from across the world are in a race against the […] Continue reading -> Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
WHO Denies it Abandoned Investigation of COVID-19 Origins – But Way Forward Unclear 15/02/2023 Megha Kaveri A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has emphatically denied that abandoned its investigation of the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The comment by Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead, was in response to a report published on Tuesday by Nature which stated that the agency has “quietly shelved” its […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Alliance Gavi Appoints Former Nigerian Health Minister as New CEO 13/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine alliance, Gavi, has appointed former Nigerian health minister, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, as its new CEO. Pate was Minister of State for Health in Nigeria between 2011 and 2013, where he led a national campaign to “revive routine immunisation and primary health care, chaired a presidential taskforce to eradicate polio and introduced […] Continue reading -> Turkey-Syria Earthquake Is World’s Deadliest in Over a Decade 08/02/2023 Stefan Anderson The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week is now the deadliest the world has seen in over a decade. By Wednesday evening, 11,600 people had been confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are injured. As deaths continue to mount, search and rescue teams from across the world are in a race against the […] Continue reading -> Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
Vaccine Alliance Gavi Appoints Former Nigerian Health Minister as New CEO 13/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine alliance, Gavi, has appointed former Nigerian health minister, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, as its new CEO. Pate was Minister of State for Health in Nigeria between 2011 and 2013, where he led a national campaign to “revive routine immunisation and primary health care, chaired a presidential taskforce to eradicate polio and introduced […] Continue reading -> Turkey-Syria Earthquake Is World’s Deadliest in Over a Decade 08/02/2023 Stefan Anderson The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week is now the deadliest the world has seen in over a decade. By Wednesday evening, 11,600 people had been confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are injured. As deaths continue to mount, search and rescue teams from across the world are in a race against the […] Continue reading -> Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake Is World’s Deadliest in Over a Decade 08/02/2023 Stefan Anderson The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week is now the deadliest the world has seen in over a decade. By Wednesday evening, 11,600 people had been confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are injured. As deaths continue to mount, search and rescue teams from across the world are in a race against the […] Continue reading -> Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
Oxford Study: COVID-19 Significant Cause of Death in US Children And Youth 31/01/2023 Megha Kaveri A new study found COVID-19 has emerged as a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US, ranking eighth overall between August 2021 and July 2022. The Oxford University study determined that COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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.
WHO Experts Confer on Possible End to COVID International Health Emergency 27/01/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic was meeting Friday evening – with mixed signals emerging about whether the expert advisory group would recommend that the global health agency end the state of international public health emergency over the virus whose emergence stunned the world a little more than three years ago. […] Continue reading -> Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer 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
Small Island States Bear Disproportionate Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 20/01/2023 Kerry Cullinan Over 85% of Fiji’s residents die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Almost two-thirds of adults in the south Pacific country are overweight and 30% are obese. Similarly, three-quarters of the residents of Vanuatu, a collection of 80 islands also in the south Pacific, die prematurely of NCDs, primarily strokes and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts