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Vaccines are protecting more children than ever, but millions still miss out on routine immunizations – UN

New York: At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that while vaccines are protecting more children than ever, more countries need to make immunization a priority, because more than one million children still die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases. more

Mosquito-packed drones ready to join fight against Zika and other deadly diseases – UN agency

New York: Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations agency said Thursday after a successful test releasing sterile mosquitos from ...

UN’s advice for hospitals: Help mothers breastfeed to give babies best possible start in life

New York: Breastfeeding within the first hour of birth protects newborns from infections and saves lives, United Nations agencies said at the roll-out of their 10-step guidance to help ne ...

UN-backed campaign to protect nearly a billion people in Africa from yellow fever by 2026

New York: Amid a resurgence of yellow fever outbreaks, the United Nations together with partners, has begun an ambitious campaign to vaccinate close to one billion people against the dead ...

Disease outbreaks threaten Papua New Guinea’s quake-hit communities – UN

New York: In earthquake-hit Papua New Guinea, United Nations agencies on the ground are warning of a new looming threat: water-borne disease outbreaks, such as that of diarrhoea and measl ...

Universal health coverage key to safer, fairer world, says WHO chief on eve of World Health Day

New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday marked World Health Day, and the agency’s 70th anniversary, with a strong call for universal health coverage, to ...

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 ...

‘Bold action’ needed to end tuberculosis, AIDS – UN

New York: Claiming more than 4,500 lives daily, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the top infectious killer worldwide as well as the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, t ...

People with Down syndrome can drive positive changes in their workplaces, communities and beyond

New York: People with Down syndrome, their advocates and supporters gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday to rally employers and make sure they saw the benefits of enabling ...