Recognition that non-sugar sweeteners are not healthy
BANT welcomes the new guidelines published by the World health Organisation (WHO) in which they recommend against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), also commonly...
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WHO launches new roadmap on global breast cancer
The WHO released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework today providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast...
Urgent action needed as “child wasting” threatens millions
Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children: – United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect...
WHO: immediate skin to skin care for survival
WHO advises immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies: WHO launches new guidelines to improve survival and health outcomes for...
Health must be front and centre at COP27
Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations - On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, the World...
WHO’s first blueprint for dementia research
Launch of WHO’s first blueprint for dementia research: Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation. “Although dementia is the 7th leading...
Half of health care facilities globally lack basic hygiene services
Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients receive care and at toilets...
New global alliance to end AIDS in children by 2030
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030: Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far...
Joint statement: World Breastfeeding Week
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week: As global crises...
WHO: Gender pay gap in healthcare
WHO: Gender pay gap in healthcare report: Women in the health and care sector earn 24 percent less than men. The most comprehensive global analysis...
