Asia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies
Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN [...]
WHO backs wider use of weight-loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guideline on the use of a new class of weight-loss medicines, marking a significant shift in global health policy as obesity rates continue to rise. Read [...]
HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress
Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she’d ever be able to live a normal life, today she is youth [...]
Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds
Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst flood disasters in two decades, with nearly one million people affected and more than 400 reported dead or missing after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides [...]
‘Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion
A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why it is essential that people like her are included in society and how dignity can be protected even in [...]
Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns
Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 – yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. Read [...]