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Geneva, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): WHO is calling on belligerents in Syria to allow for the immediate and safe evacuation of the sick and wounded from all areas affected by the conflict, including eastern Aleppo. more
WHO calls for stronger measures against Zika as Thailand confirms disease-related microcephaly

New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): The World Health Organization today urged countries across the WHO South-East Asia Region to continue to take decisive action to prevent, detect and respond to Zik ...

UN health agency declares elimination of measles in the Americas

New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): The region of the Americas is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, the United Nation ...

Improved UN database spotlights huge global disparities in access to cancer care

New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): A revamped global database launched on Wednesday by the United Nations atomic agency highlights startling disparities across the world when it comes to a ...

On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services

New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): Officials at the United Nations on Wednesday urged human and animal health authorities around the world to step up and more effectively address rabies †...

Abortion pills in Canada not covered by most provincial drug plans

Toronto, Sept 27 (IBNS): With the availability of the gold standard in medical abortion drugs later this year, most provincial drug plans will not cover the cost of the pills amounting to $3 ...

Haiti awaits full implementation of UN pledges on cholera outbreak, President tells Assembly

New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Warning of a “significant humanitarian deterioration” following fresh outbreaks of cholera in his country, Haitian President Jocelerme Privert took t ...

Diabetics welcome Ontario-grown low Glycemic Index potatoes

Toronto, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): A new Ontario-grown variety of potatoes having a lower glycemic response prevents the rapid spike in blood sugar, that normally resulted from eating carbo ...

Infosys Foundation donates blood bank van to NIMHANS

Bangalore, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Infosys Foundation has donated a blood bank van to NIMHANS on Friday.

Sanitation initiative in south-eastern Haiti shows promising results – UNICEF

New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): A sanitation initiative in south-eastern Haiti has shown encouraging results, with a major reduction in the number of water-borne infections for local re ...