Russia’s new law banning any promotion of what is seen as “non-traditional sexual relations” could stigmatise the LGBTQI community and put HIV/AIDS prevention at risk. by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, December 16, 2022 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Dec 16 (IPS) – A new law banning LGBTQI ‘propaganda’ in Russia will further…
“The map is under threat (from cholera) everywhere,” said Dr. Philippe Barboza, from the World Health Organization, speaking in Geneva, via Zoom. Available data points to cases of infection in around 30 countries, whereas in the previous five years, fewer than 20 countries reported infections, on average. Reversing recent successes “The…
Although 45 per cent of countries are on track to achieve drinking water targets by the end of the decade, only a quarter are likely to meet sanitation targets. The findings come in a report published by WHO and UN-Water, which brings together UN agencies and other organizations working on…
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that by 2030 in sub-Saharan Africa, 390 women will die in childbirth for every 100,000 live births. This is more than five times higher than Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) targets – and well above the global average of 211. “For many…
Opinion by Jacqui Stevenson – Jessica Zimerman – Diego Antoni (united nations) Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) – How are the multiple shocks and crises the world is facing changing how we respond to gender-based violence? Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered…
Access to PrEP has been slow and mostly limited to high income countries. Some countries, like Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Nigeria, have been more proactive than others, but it is still hard for many to get PrEP. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service Nov…
“The world has promised to end AIDS by 2030”, said Secretary-General António Guterres in his official message, but “we are off track.” “Today, we risk millions more new infections and millions more deaths”, he added, calling on governments everywhere to make the “Equalize” slogan a reality. He said the “proven practical…
A young child receives vaccine drops in Pakistan, but the region has experienced an upsurgence of cases because of vaccine refusal. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Nov 29 (IPS) – Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan. Pakistan…
“People living in poverty are significantly more likely to suffer an injury than the wealthy”, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The health sector has a major role in addressing these health inequities and in preventing injuries and violence, through collecting data, developing policies,…
The decision follows a series of consultations with global experts. Both terms will be used simultaneously for a year before the monkeypox name is phased out. “This serves to mitigate the concerns raised by experts about confusion caused by a name change in the midst of a global outbreak,” the…
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