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2.1bn people lack safe drinking water at homeSome 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and Unicef. The Joint Monitor More… |
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2.1bn people lack safe drinking water at homeSome 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and Unicef. The Joint Monitor More… |
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WHO publishes list of antibiotic-resistant bacteriaThe World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens”, a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list was dr More… |
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Early diagnosis 'key to save lives of cancer patients'The World Health Organisation has launched new guidance to help healthcare planners improve early diagnosis of cancer and ensure prompt treatment, especially for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. The guidance on World Canc More… |
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Dr Mahmoud Fikri appointed WHO regional directorThe World Health Organization’s executive board has appointed Dr Mahmoud Fikri, from the UAE, as WHO regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO). This appointment follows his nomination by the regional comm More… |
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Zika no longer public health emergency: WHOThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the Zika virus is no longer an international emergency but stressed the need for a long-term effort to address the disease linked to birth defects and neurological complications. More… |
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Don't shave, but shower before surgery: WHOPeople preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used to prevent infections before and during surgery, not afterwards, according to new guidelines from the World Health Organizati More… |
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Ageist attitudes 'affect older people's health'New analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that negative or ageist attitudes towards older people are widespread. They also negatively affect older people’s physical and mental health. Fully 60 per cent More… |
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Ageist attitudes 'affect older people's health'New analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that negative or ageist attitudes towards older people are widespread. They also negatively affect older people’s physical and mental health. Fully 60 per cent More… |
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Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it's very hot: WHOThere is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency will say as it downgrades its warning, but it will also say all "very hot" drinks are probably carcinogenic. More… |
