Health
New York : All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus and none should make the “fatal” mistake of assuming that it won’t be affected,  UN health agency chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Thursday. more
UN appeals for support to tackle ‘massive’ health needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

New York: With relief agencies in Bangladesh struggling to assist more than a million vulnerable Rohingya refugees crowded into makeshift camps along the country’s south-east coast, ...

WHO appeals for international community support; warns of grave health risks to Rohingya refugees in rainy season

Dhaka: With a grossly underfunded health sector grappling to meet the needs of 1.3 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, the World Health Organization has appealed to ...

Bangladesh: UN agencies working to vaccinate half a million children against diphtheria

New York, Jan 14 (JEN):As part of an intensified response to the current diphtheria outbreak, United Nations agencies are working to vaccinate more than 475,000 children in Rohingya refug ...