The Environmental and Health Dimensions of the Ukraine War
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exposed the brutal strategy of seeking to bombard cities into submission, in part through targeting civilian infrastructures. Since the …
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Ukraine: War Has An Impact on People’s Health Beyond Bullets and Bombs
According to the UN human rights office, 136 civilians have died in the war on Ukraine so far. But it acknowledges that the figure is …
COVID-19 pandemic leads to major backsliding on childhood vaccinations, new WHO, UNICEF data shows (Source: UNICEF)
July 15, 2021 GENEVA/NEW YORK — 23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than …
WHO: Vaccine Inequity ‘Demonstrates Disregard for the World’s Poorest’ (Source: VOA)
October 30, 2021 The World Health Organization has written an open letter to the heads of state gathered in Rome for the G-20 meeting, urging …
The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics. It could be a hard sell (Source: npr)
November 28, 2021 The World Health Organization is convening a special session of its governing body, the World Health Assembly, to start talks on a …
A new Delta descendant is rising in the UK (Source: CNN)
(CNN) – British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of infections in the …
