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Inspiring Change Through The Media
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called on communities to sustain proven protective behaviours as authorities intensify efforts to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain. The appeal comes amid a rapidly evolving public health emergency that has recorded […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF) has warned that more than 14 million infants globally did not receive a single vaccine last year, exposing them to life-threatening but preventable diseases, as it calls for urgent action during World Immunization Week. The agency made this known in a statement noting how declining global health funding and […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an estimated 4.5 million girls, many under the age of five, are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2026, as global efforts to end the harmful practice face growing financial and social pressures. In a statement issued by WHO on the International Day of […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global guideline on GLP-1 medicines for obesity, as more than 1 billion people face a rising epidemic linked to 3.7 million deaths in 2024 and US$3 trillion in annual global costs. Reports revealed how more than 1 billion people are now living with obesity worldwide, a […]
Four major United Nations agencies are joining forces to put children’s and young people’s mental health on the global agenda. The agencies warn that while mental health is now recognized as a basic human right, the specific needs of children and young people are still being overlooked in most global commitments and funding plans. In […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is sounding the alarm over a sharp global rise in measles cases, putting millions of children at risk, calling for urgent action to close vaccination gaps and prevent unnecessary deaths. UNICEF revealed that in the past five years alone, more than 100 countries— home to nearly three-quarters of the […]
WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on the world to accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer, emphasizing that every unvaccinated girl and every woman without access to screening or treatment is a stark reminder that equity must be central to the fight. The Director-General who made this appeal at the 2nd Global […]
