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New malaria bed nets could ‘prevent millions of cases and deaths’
A new malaria bed net, specifically designed to kill insecticide-resistant mosquitoes,...
UNFPA and Australia to work on ‘Transformative Agenda’ for women and youth in the Pacific
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Australia are partnering...
How close are we to achieving SDG6?
WaterAid has warned that the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of universal and...
Children are most vulnerable to the health risks associated with climate related disasters
A new report published in PLoS One Medicine has revealed that infants and children...
The number of deaths caused by extreme heat could increase dramatically by the end of the century
A new study has found that the death toll from heatwaves could rise by 2,000% in some...
Over 180,000 people need urgent humanitarian aid in southwestern Syria, says UN
According to Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
World Hepatitis Day: 28 July 2018
World Hepatitis Day takes place annually on the 28th of July, with the aim of raising...
Ebola outbreak in DRC is over, confirm the Ministry of Health
Since 1976 the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced nine outbreaks of...
A new $1.2 billion coalition has been launched to increase male HIV treatment
A new $1.2 billion coalition between HIV/AIDS donors, NGOs and pharmaceutical companies...
Diarrhoea kills over 160,000 children every year in Nigeria
To address the severity of rotavirus-associated diarrhoeal diseases, the Federal Government,...
New HIV infection rate increased in 50 countries last year, reports UNAIDS
Due to the continuing rise in HIV infections, UNAIDS has called for countries to strengthen...
New drug for malaria could save 8.5 million lives
A new drug for the treatment of malaria has been approved by the US authorities. The...