WHO: Long working hours increasing deaths
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO: Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart...
Global Reach
The Global Reach category highlights health issues, systems and innovations from around the world. It brings international perspectives on public health, equity, policy and practice, showcasing how different regions confront shared challenges and opportunities in health and care.
Pea flour supplement helps malnourished children
Adding pea flour to feeds for severely malnourished children helps them gain weight and restores the balance of microbes in their gut. In a small...
How to predict severe influenza in hospitalised patients
How to predict severe influenza in hospitalised patients: Melbourne researchers have identified predictors of both severe disease and recovery in hospitalised influenza patients, finding that...
WHO calls for better hand hygiene
WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices Urgent need to reduce inequalities between high- and lower-income countries. The World Health Organization’s...
Global shortage of 900,000 midwives
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives: Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and...
Greta Thunberg calls for vaccine equity
Greta Thunberg, climate and environment activist, joins World Health Organization’s call for vaccine equity The Greta Thunberg Foundation to donate 100,000 Euros to support vaccine equity...
Endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk
Review summarizes known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk: Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to...
Homeless facing diabetes crisis
Research reveals homeless people facing diabetes crisis New research, presented at DUKPC 2021, finds that globally, up to 22% of people experiencing homelessness have some...
WHO Global Diabetes Compact
The World Health Organization’s new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes and bring treatment to all who...
Give a Breath for Health
“Give a Breath for Health” campaign launched on World Health Day to kickstart global effort for purchasing oxygen and other life-saving supplies and therapeutics Champion...
