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7 hours ago · GENEVA (AP) — Member countries kicked off the World Health Organization’s annual assembly on Monday with hopes of improving global readiness for deadly outbreaks like COVID-19, after an ...
Apr 29, 2024 · This roundtable at WHA 77 will provide the opportunity for Member States to discuss the growing crisis of resistance to antimicrobial medicines and to consider human health and multi-sectoral actions to save millions of lives, safeguard economies, and ensure food safety and food security against AMR. Saturday 1 June 2024, 13:00–14:15 CEST ...
16 hours ago · The WHO's 2024 World Health Statistics report shows a significant decline in life expectancy and HALE due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy dropped by 1.8 ...
3 hours ago · A 2022 study found that ayurvedic preparations purchased over-the-counter in Chandigarh, India, had levels of zinc, mercury, arsenic and lead over the limits set by the Food and Agriculture Organisation / World Health Organisation. 83% exceeded the limit for zinc, 69% for mercury, 14% for arsenic and 5% for lead.
1 day ago · In 2017, [needs update] the Global Burden of Disease Study estimated there were 1.1 million new cases; in 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of 24 million cases globally. Schizophrenia affects around 0.3–0.7% of people at some point in their life.
1 day ago · According to the World Health Organization: There is no doubt that a little sunlight is good for you! But 5–15 minutes of casual sun exposure of hands, face and arms two to three times a week during the summer months is sufficient to keep your vitamin D levels high. Vitamin D can also be obtained from food and supplementation.
1 day ago · The World Health Organization has identified hypertension (high blood pressure) as the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. The World Hypertension League (WHL), an umbrella organization of 85 national hypertension societies and leagues, recognized that more than 50% of the hypertensive population worldwide are unaware of their condition ...
