The quest for polio eradication is faltering, with millions of children still unvaccinated and insufficient funds available to finish the job, the official monitoring group says in a new report.
Sodium-reduced diets could cut health-care spending
A report out of the University of Calgary suggests reducing sodium levels in food will save the health-care system billions of dollars.
Weight of the World: Globally, Adults Are Overweight by 16.5 Million Tons
Researchers say that rising rates of overweight and obesity — especially in the U.S. — will threaten the world’s food security and environmental resources.
WHO launches tools to help stop abuse of people with mental health conditions
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to better protect people with mental health conditions, as the Geneva-based organization launched a tool kit to assess and stop violations to their rights and dignity.
Hari Donor Darah Sedunia
World Health Organization member states have designated June 14th, also the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian biologist and physician who created the A-B-O blood group system, as World Blood Donor Day.
WHO Menetapkan bahwa Asap Kendaraan Diesel dapat Memicu Kanker
The carbon fumes that come out of the automobiles that runs all across the globe pose a significant effect on environment. It is a known fact that the carbon footprint of humans has increased over leaps and bounds in the past decade.
Masih Banyak Perokok yang Tidak Memahami Bahaya Rokok
Authorities in Indonesia are facing a problem in implementing anti-smoking programmes, partly because many people still refuse to believe that smoking is bad for health.
Penyakit Gonorrhea yang Resisten terhadap Antibiotik Mulai Menyebar
World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the sexually transmitted disease strain is indeed spreading and has been found in patients in Australia, France, Norway, Sweden and Britain.
World Health Organization warns of gonorrhea strain resistant to antibiotics
A strain of gonorrhea that is resistant to the disease’s only remaining treatment, cephalosporin antibiotics, has officials at the World Health Organization warning doctors around the world to step up their efforts to stop the disease.
FED on cigarettes: Nominal increase irks WHO
ISLAMABAD: World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed serious concern over nominal increase in the federal excise duty (FED) on cigarettes and withdrawal of excise duty on cigarette rods with no restoration of the supervised clearance system at the multinational companies.