Singapore: A new study has found that between 1980 and 2020, 135 million deaths have occurred globally due to air pollution caused by human activities. According to researchers at the Singapore-based Ninyang Technological University (NTU), weather patterns such as El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole have increased the amount of these pollutants in the…
According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 270 people including children and other non-combatants were killed during intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in and around the Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday, in the middle area of the war-torn enclave. More than 600 were reportedly injured with hospitals overwhelmed. Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin…
Washington: A new report has revealed that maternal mortality rates in the US continue to rise compared to other developed and wealthy countries. According to the American media, most women in the United States are dying in large numbers during pregnancy and childbirth due to easily preventable causes. The researchers found that the rate of…
Karachi: Excessive use of antibiotic drugs has become the cause of 7 lakh deaths annually in Pakistan. Experts say that as a result of infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs, 300,000 people die directly in Pakistan every year, while 700,000 people die of various complications every year. become Antimicrobial resistance, or the increasing…
In a statement released late on Wednesday the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he had been deeply distressed to hear of the hundreds of lives lost and many others affected by the deluge in Kenya as well as Burundi, Somalia, Tanzania and other parts of East Africa. He extended his condolences to the Governments and…
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday.
New data published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed fears that 2023 was the joint warmest or second warmest year on record in Europe. In practical terms, this led to a record number of days with “extreme heat stress” across Europe, “an increasing trend” in the number “strong…
Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights, reveals that more than half of all preventable maternal deaths occur in countries which are in a state of crisis or distress. It highlights the role that racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination play in blocking progress on sexual and…
Osaka: In Japan, health ministry officials raided the factory of Kobuyashi Pharmaceutical, a pharmaceutical company whose health supplements allegedly killed 5 people. According to media reports, five people have reportedly died after consuming a dietary supplement from the company that was advertised as lowering cholesterol. After the civilian deaths, local authorities, including the Ministry of…
António Guterres was addressing a UN General Assembly meeting on the topic of “human security”, which he described as a useful framework that could promote “bold, decisive, collective action” amid growing turbulence worldwide. He said civilians in Gaza “have no security at all” in the face of relentless Israeli attacks, adding that Israelis themselves “feel…
