Health
World leaders on Thursday agreed to boost efforts to provide universal health coverage for all by 2030. more
Improve healthcare access to end ‘preventable tragedy’ of child mortality

New York: A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could lose their lives by 2030 unless all women and children have access to adequate healthcare, two UN ...

Top economists call for ‘radical redirection’ focusing on healthcare

New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) body advancing public health for all is asking for ambitious investments in healthcare spending, reframing it as a long-ter ...

90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

New York: Over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and 90% of countries are still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services. The findings of the second World Health O ...

UN pushes for universal health care on International Day

New York: Universal health care for all, leaving no one behind, by 2030: that’s the call going out on International Universal Health Coverage Day, which this year falls on Wednesday ...

Interview: Health care is a human right, senior UN official says; urges protection for medical workers

New York, Oct 25(Just Earth News): Health is a human right and health care workers are human rights defenders, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights has said, remindin ...