WHO said that 88 countries have no minimum age at which e-cigarettes can be bought and 74 countries have not implemented any e-cigarette regulations. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to ramp up prevention measures, saying that “kids are being recruited and trapped at an early age to use e-cigarettes and may get…
As of July, there have been more than 34,000 suspected cases of measles and rubella reported, resulting in 413 deaths; a significant increase compared to the 27,000 cases and 220 associated deaths recorded during all of last year, reported the UN health agency. Complicating matters further is limited funding for inoculation programmes, according to Arturo…
A post-shooting scene at an institute building, with bullet marks visible on the outer wall. Militants in Sudan seize a local laboratory. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the laboratory contains samples of polio, measles and cholera and other dangerous materials. The World Health Organization says that the occupation of the laboratory by the…
