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UN health strategy making access to new, revolutionary hepatitis C treatment possible

New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): According to the United Nations heath agency, since the approval of new medicines for hepatitis C – offering a cure rate of over 95 per cent, fewer side effects and complete cure within three months – about two years back, more than one million patients in low- and middle-income countries have been treated. more

Alarming rise breast cancer among young women: Over 40 % of patients now below 50

Kolkata, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): In what is being seen as an alarming medical trend by doctors, the incidence of breast cancer is rapidly increasing among younger women in India, with more ...

Indira Gandhi memorial in Delhi shut down following bird flu scare

New Delhi, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): Shakti Sthal, the memorial to former prime minister Indira Gandhi, in New Delhi, was shut down following the death of two more ducks from suspected bird ...

‘We have to do the right thing,’ deputy UN chief says on intensified response to cholera outbreak in Haiti

New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Tuesday urged the international community to show solidarity with the Haitian people as they struggle to cope wit ...

On World Polio Day, UN kicks off weeklong campaign to immunize 5.8 million Iraqi children

New York, Oct 24 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies will support the Iraqi Ministry of Health in marking World Polio Day by launching a weeklong nationwide campaign to immunize I ...

Millions more children will have access to ‘5-in-1’ vaccine through UNICEF supply agreement

New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): With a price drop to below $1 a dose, UNICEF has successfully secured a five-in-one vaccine for children at half the price the agency currently pays, whic ...

Robotic Surgery Vattikuti Fellowship for seven Indian surgeons

New Delhi October 19 (Just Earth News): Detroit headquartered Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting Robotic Surgery in the India, Europe and United States, has awarded year ...

UN launches new fund to support system-wide coordinated response to cholera in Haiti

New York, Oct 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has launched a new trust fund to support a coordinated system-wide response from the UN and its partners to help Haiti overcome the cho ...

UN deputy chief briefs Member States on new UN approach to cholera outbreak in Haiti

New York, Oct 15 (Just Earth News): Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said on Friday that the first track of the new United Nations approach to tackling cholera involves intensifying ef ...

Proper handwashing may save the lives of 800 children a day worldwide – UNICEF

New York, Oct 15 (Just Earth News): On the eve of Global Handwashing Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that more than 300,000 children under the age of five die ...