GENEVA- The WHO head in Europe has said that 16 attacks on Ukrainian health facilities have been confirmed since Russia attacked it. “To date, we have 16 confirmed reports of attacks on health facilities in Ukraine, and more are being verified,” Hans Kluge told a news conference. “WHO strongly condemns these attacks on health...
Yemen has seen a significant number of infectious diseases in various regions as the ongoing war has had a negative impact on the health sector. Health facilities are overcrowded with patients ravaged by various epidemics. Among the most prominent diseases currently prevalent in Yemen are dengue and viral fever. The continuing coronavirus outb...
NEW DELHI – On World Obesity Day, experts revealed that India has the world’s second-largest obese population among children under five years of age. Dr. J S Thakur, professor at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, said India is facing issues of both malnutrition as well as overnutrition. ...
GENEVA (AA) – The prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO has reported. A WHO report highlights those most affected by the pandemic and found that people with more severe mental disorders, such as psychoses, and young people with mental disorders, were particularly at [&he...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization has expressed serious concern over reports of attacks on medical facilities and health workers in Ukraine. “WHO is deeply concerned about the unfolding humanitarian emergency in Ukraine,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a webinar. He said the agency has received several reports of ...
GENEVA (AA) – The prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO said on Wednesday. A WHO report highlights those most affected by the pandemic and found that people with more severe mental disorders, such as psychoses, and young people with mental disorders, were […...
U.S. President Joe Biden announced a new COVID program during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. The “test to treat” initiative is a central component of the new strategy. Under the program, Biden said Americans could get tested for COVID-19 at a pharmacy and, if they are positive, “receive antiviral pills on the […]
Many U.S. states are relaxing indoor and school mask mandates. But health professionals warn the danger isn’t over yet, as new variants of COVID-19 continue to spread nationwide. Among the first to loosen indoor mask restrictions are New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York and Massachusetts. California also plans t...
U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused Israel of putting Palestinian children in cage-like prisons. The New York Democrat was speaking at the Democratic Socialists of America event during a campaign rally for Greg Casar, who is running for Congress in Texas. Ocasio-Cortez compared migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border to ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC is reviewing its mask guidance as COVID hospitalizations ebb, according to director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. The agency is shifting its focus to hospitalizations as a key measure of the virus’ severity and guide for determining whether health safety protocols need to be tightened. Walensky sa...
