European Health Report warns of lifelong health crises
European Region – long reputed to have some of the world’s strongest health systems - is largely stagnating or even backsliding on a range of...
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Alarming decline in adolescent condom use
An urgent report from the WHO Regional Office for Europe reveals that condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates...
Global immunization has saved at least 154 million
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years: WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch “Humanly...
Tobacco Industry failing to halt tobacco use
Tobacco Industry failing to halt tobacco use: Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress. Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users,...
WHO: Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children: Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant...
WHO highlights tobacco industry tactics
New WHO campaign highlights tobacco industry tactics to influence public health policies: The World Health Organization (WHO), officially launched the "Stop the lies" campaign as...
WHO strategies against smoking currently insufficient
The Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS) in Täby, Sweden released a topical paper urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to look at the successful Swedish...
WHO guidance to legislate against human rights abuses in mental health care
WHO-OHCHR launch new guidance to improve laws addressing human rights abuses in mental health care: Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization...
Half the population to have a mental health disorder by 75
Half the population to have a mental health disorder by 75 years of age: A global study co-led by researchers from The University of Queensland...
FIFA and WHO extend collaboration to promote health through football
FIFA and WHO have agreed to extend their collaboration and to continue to use the power of football to promote healthy lifestyles and equal access...
