‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza — Global Issues

‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza — Global Issues

As of Wednesday, 12 July, no human contacts of A(H5N1) positive cats have reported any symptoms, the UN health agency said, adding that the surveillance period for all contacts has now complete. National first There have been previous “sporadic” cases of what is more commonly referred to as the bird…

Marginalising Key Populations Impacting Efforts to End HIV/AIDS Epidemic — Global Issues

Marginalising Key Populations Impacting Efforts to End HIV/AIDS Epidemic — Global Issues

A transgender person participates in health services provided by the Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (KHANA) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 2019. Credit: UNAIDS by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jul 14 (IPS) – A report released this week has highlighted how continuing criminalisation and marginalisation…

Aspartame sweetener ‘possibly’ cancer-causing, WHO agency reports — Global Issues

Aspartame sweetener ‘possibly’ cancer-causing, WHO agency reports — Global Issues

The joint assessment from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which is part of WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization, represents the first public intervention by the UN health agency on the widely used sweetener. Aspartame has been…

Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’ — Global Issues

Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’ — Global Issues

That’s the message from UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to ending the epidemic, which said on Thursday that truly eradicating it boils down to a “political and financial choice”. The agency’s Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, said that today’s leaders have the opportunity to save millions of lives and be “remembered…

Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs Experts — Global Issues

Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs Experts — Global Issues

Experts encourage parents to vaccinate their children against typhoid to ensure that the child has access to clean drinking water. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Thursday, July 06, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Jul 06 (IPS) – Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are…

Quest for Safe Water in One of Indias Most Isolated Villages — Global Issues

Quest for Safe Water in One of Indias Most Isolated Villages — Global Issues

Simita Devi, whose daughter spent days in hospital recently suffering from typhoid caused by contaminated water, collects clean water brought to the surface by a solar pump. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (champad, india) Tuesday, July 04, 2023 Inter Press Service Champad, India, Jul 04 (IPS) – Simita…

A Disease of the Poor Begs For Rich Funding — Global Issues

A Disease of the Poor Begs For Rich Funding — Global Issues

A public awareness banner about tuberculosis on a fence in the Hope Fountain area, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Monday, July 03, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jul 03 (IPS) – The United Nations General Assembly is convening a high-level meeting on Tuberculosis (TB) to get a…

New guidance to protect children from ‘aggressive’ food marketing — Global Issues

New guidance to protect children from ‘aggressive’ food marketing — Global Issues

“Aggressive and pervasive marketing of foods and beverages high in fats, sugars, and salt to children is responsible for unhealthy dietary choices,” said Dr. Francesco Branca, Director of the UN health agency’s Department of Nutrition and Food Safety. “Calls to responsible marketing practices have not had a meaningful impact.” As…