Dengue Fever Outbreak in Bangladesh Strains Scarce Resources
More than 900 people have died this year from the mosquito-borne virus, whose spread has brought rural residents to already overwhelmed hospitals in the capital, Dhaka.
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Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate changeAfrican leaders have warned that the world is facing the “biggest malaria emergency” of the past two decades.Heads of state …
China fuels global surge in mpox cases as LGBTQ+ stigma hampers response
WHO says China facing ‘sustained community transmission’ of virus first detected as imported case last yearChina is fuelling a global surge in mpox cases, accounting for the majority of new cases reported in September, according to the World Health Or…
Europe’s politicians have moral responsibility to tackle air pollution, says WHO environment director
Maria Neira highlights health impacts of dangerous pollution levels after Guardian investigation revealed scale of crisisPoliticians across Europe have a moral responsibility to urgently tackle the continent’s dangerously polluted air, according to Mar…
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO
Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are less urgent than floods, wildfires, drought and other disasters, New York summit hearsFloods, wildfires, drought and the onslaught of extreme weather are driving a global health crisis that must be put at the …
Climate crisis poses greatest risk to people with respiratory illnesses, experts warn
Call for EU to match WHO’s air pollution regulatory limits as impact of climate emergency interlinks with human healthThe climate crisis may pose the greatest risks to people with respiratory illnesses, with high temperatures and changing weather patte…
Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group
Guideline on Diet Coke ingredient by consultants tied to industry is ‘obvious conflict of interest’ and ‘not credible’, report saysIn May, the World Health Organization issued an alarming report that declared widely used non-sugar sweeteners like aspar…
Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended
In today’s newsletter: The ‘Eris’ strain of Covid is a reminder that the virus has never fully gone away – but what will it mean for Britain?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Covid has become a polarising topic that ma…
WHO urges ‘surveillance system’ for those most vulnerable to extreme heat
The most vulnerable include those with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and diabetes, as well as older people, pregnant people, children and those who are homeless.
Aspartame is Possibly Linked to Cancer in Humans, the WHO Says
The F.D.A. and the powerful beverage industry protested the new findings, and a second W.H.O. group stood by its standard that the sweetener is generally safe.