Human Health

Deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region there’s deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees whose camps have been found burned to the ground,…

4 years ago

Billions without clean water and sanitation a ‘moral failure’

Access to clean water is not just about “liquid in a bottle” but instead touches on universal issues such as…

4 years ago

India donates 200,000 vaccine doses to UN blue helmets peacekeepers

India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions. The…

4 years ago

EU takes UK to court over €100 million Gibraltar state aid

The European Commission has announced €100 million, granted as a tax exemption for passive interest and royalties in Gibraltar, which…

4 years ago

When will we travel again in Europe?

The Commission adopted a common Digital Green Certificate to travel again covering vaccination, testing and recovery. A technical framework will…

4 years ago

This is EU Digital Green Certificate to re-Open tourism and save summer

EU tourism economies have pushed for common Digital Green Certificates that would restore some travel and save European summer. Ahead…

4 years ago

President von der Leyen looks to speed up vaccine rollout

European Union has secured up to 2.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far and negotiations are underway to speed…

4 years ago

WHO: Do not STOP vaccinations of AstraZeneca Vaccine

Many more countries have suspended the AstraZeneca vaccinations as a precautionary measure, after thromboembolic events with vaccines. EU countries have…

4 years ago

EMA investigates AstraZeneca Vaccine and thromboembolic events

Several authorities responsible for national vaccine campaigns in EU countries have temporarily paused vaccination with COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. This is…

4 years ago

WHO and European Medicines Agency investigate AstraZeneca vaccine

Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several…

4 years ago

Hearing loss: A Common Health Problem for 2.5 bn people worldwide

By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned, in…

4 years ago

UN calls for ‘unconditional release’ of abducted students in Nigeria

The UN chief on Friday, has strongly condemned the latest mass kidnapping of students in Nigeria, in the country’s northwestern…

4 years ago

Mozambique faces ‘triple threat’ of climate change, conflict and COVID-19

The people of Mozambique urgently need our help to tackle the triple threat of conflict, the climate crisis, and the…

4 years ago

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized in Europe

European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the Johnson & Johnson COVID‑19 vaccine by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. This…

4 years ago

Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours

The war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of help, as a triple crisis…

4 years ago

Five EU member states call for EU Summit on the ‘fair’ vaccine distribution

Austria, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Latvia in letter demand an EU Extraordinary Summit on the "fair distribution" of vaccines. Austrian…

4 years ago

OECD: Faster vaccine rollout is critical to stronger recovery

A global economic recovery is in sight but a faster and more effective vaccination rollout across the world is critical…

4 years ago

Duck conservation takes flight in Jamaica

On the day of the inauguration of American president Joe Biden, two ducks named “Joe” and “Kamala” took flight from…

4 years ago

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