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Around 1 in 6 older people experience some form of abuse
Jun 17, 2017News Hour: Around 1 in 6 older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher than previously estimated and predicted to rise as populations age worldwide. A new study, supported by WHO and published in... -
A polio outbreak confirmed in an area of Syria
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: A polio outbreak has been confirmed in an area of Syria partly held by Islamic State, the first re-emergence of the virus in Syria since 2014, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and the World... -
Number of suspected cholera cases reaches 100,000 in Yemen
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101,820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017. Worst affected are the country’s most vulnerable: children under the age of 15... -
WHO published a new classification of antibiotics that aims to fight drug resistance
Jun 6, 2017News Hour: The World Health Organization published a new classification of antibiotics on Tuesday that aims to fight drug resistance, with penicillin-type drugs recommended as the first line of defense while colistin should not be used... -
A cholera epidemic in Yemen kills nearly 700 people
Jun 6, 2017News Hour: A cholera epidemic in Yemen has killed at least 681 people and the outbreak has yet to peak, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures showing an increase in the death toll of nearly... -
Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development
Jun 3, 2017News Hour: Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from the tobacco-related disease, combat poverty and, according to a first-ever WHO report, reduce large-scale environmental degradation.... -
India reported cases of the Zika virus
May 28, 2017News Hour: India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said, adding that efforts should be made to strengthen surveillance. The WHO said that on May 15 India’s health ministry reported three... -
The number of cholera cases in Yemen has leapt
May 24, 2017News Hour: The number of cholera cases in Yemen has leapt, a World Health Organization document showed on Tuesday, with 35,217 suspected cases since April 27, when the outbreak began to spread rapidly. That represents a... -
World Health Assembly elects Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as new WHO Director-General
May 24, 2017News Hour: The Member States of WHO elected D. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia and will begin his five-year term on 1... -
Cholera cases in Yemen could hit 300,000 within six months
May 20, 2017News Hour: Yemen could have as many as 300,000 cases of cholera within six months and an “extremely high” number of deaths, the World Health Organization said on Friday. “We need to expect something that could...
