Hailing Mauritius and the Netherlands for implementing all of the UN health agency’s MPOWER tobacco control measures – a feat matched to date only by only Brazil and Türkiye – the WHO said that 2.3 billion people in 44 countries remain unprotected by tobacco control measures, exposing them to sickness and the economic burden of…
In an alert, the agency emphasized that heatwaves are amongst the deadliest natural hazards and WMO Senior Heat Advisor, John Nairn, told reporters that extreme temperatures are poised to grow in frequency, duration and intensity. “Repeated high night-time temperatures are particularly dangerous for human health because the body is unable to recover from sustained heat”,…
Addressing a conference to take stock of action since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) 17 years ago, he urged countries to “do much, much better” to achieve greater inclusion and accessibility. There are more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide, most of whom are of working…
File photo If a person has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early, it can be a warning sign. A new study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology shows that insomnia can increase the risk of stroke in people under the age of 50. In this regard, the experts of Virginia Commonwealth…
Homes have been flooded, forcing many to leave, and access to water, specifically clean water, is emerging as a major challenge. In an interview with UN News, International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokesperson Olivia Headon, speaking from Kyiv, said the agency along with other humanitarian partners, had been rushing clean water supplies to areas that…
Lahore: Experts have warned that the smell of a new car can increase people’s risk of developing cancer. Scientists from Harvard and the Beijing Institute of Technology examined the air inside new cars parked outside for 12 days. The review revealed that the amount of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, in the vehicles was 35 percent…
UNICEF Representative in Türkiye, Regina De Dominicis, said that while the humanitarian response to the disaster was swift, “immediate futures of millions of children remain uncertain”. Urgent health and protection needs To cover the most pressing needs, UNICEF has reached more than 390,000 people with hygiene kits, winter clothes, electrical heaters and blankets. The…
Lond: Depression and other mental health problems may increase the risk of stroke in people with these conditions, two studies by scientists have found. In a study published in the journal Neurology, researchers compared stroke patients and a control group of individuals who had not had a stroke, revealing that 46 percent of patients had…
Issuing the warning at the launch of its annual report, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) cited data indicating that the trend caused “negative health effects and psychotic disorders” among some recreational cannabis users, while also contravening the UN 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. “In all jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized, data show that cannabis-related…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk raised a range of concerns that several sets of proposed legislative changes that Israel’s parliament is considering would pose serious risks to the effectiveness of the judiciary to defend the rule of law, human rights, and judicial independence. Human rights at risk “If passed, these changes risk…
