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Global Food and Security Strategy launched in Nepal

Global Food and Security Strategy launched in Nepal Strategy to boost farm sector, improve nutrition introduced Global food…

November 19, 2017

New global commitment to end tuberculosis

New global commitment to end tuberculosis News release: 17 NOVEMBER 2017 | MOSCOW/GENEVA –  75 ministers agreed to take…

November 18, 2017

Substantial decline in global measles deaths, but disease still kills 90 000 per year

Substantial decline in global measles deaths, but disease still kills 90 000 per year Joint news release CDC/GAVI/UNICEF/WHO…

October 27, 2017

7,000 newborns die every day – Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report 2017

7,000 newborns die every day – Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report 2017 Over the past 25…

October 20, 2017

WHO to establish high-level commission on noncommunicable diseases

WHO to establish high-level commission on noncommunicable diseases WHO to establish high-level commission on noncommunicable diseases WHO statement …

October 10, 2017

Sri Lanka has been selected to receive dedicated international support on tobacco control

Sri Lanka has been selected to receive dedicated international support on tobacco control Sri Lanka to receive new…

September 30, 2017

Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year- WHO

Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year Joint news release WHO/Guttmacher Institute 28 SEPTEMBER 2017…

September 28, 2017

Global Goals Week (16 –23 SEPTEMBER)

Global Goals Week (16 –23 SEPTEMBER) Global Goals Week (16 –23 SEPTEMBER)  Accelerating Action on the Sustainable Development…

September 23, 2017

The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms

The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO…

September 20, 2017

World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, new UN report says

World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, new UN report says 815 million…

September 15, 2017