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‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines

4 May 2018
Health

People everywhere need to cut down on their consumption of artery-clogging fatty foods, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging, in a new report released on Friday.

World Bank/Aisha Faquir

New UN health agency regulation guidelines aim to help countries end ‘reign’ of tobacco industry

9 March 2018
Health

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in saving lives by reducing the demand for tobacco and tobacco products – estimated to kill over seven million people annually.

WHO/PAHO/Sebastián Oliel

New UN high-profile panel set to take on noncommunicable diseases, cause of seven in 10 deaths globally

16 February 2018
Health

Bold, innovative solutions are now on the table to accelerate the prevention and control of deadly noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – such as heart and lung disease, cancers and diabetes – as a new United Nations health agency high-level commission gets set to begin its work.

Petr Pavlicek/IAEA

World Cancer Day: UN agency chief urges greater access to diagnosis, prevention and treatment services

2 February 2018
Health

Millions of people suffering from cancer in developing countries still lack access to effective prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday, urging continued efforts to ensure greater access to these vital services.

IAEA

Over $46 billion lost to premature cancer deaths in BRICS economies, UN research finds

31 January 2018
Health

Premature deaths as a result of cancer is costing major emerging economies tens of billions of dollars a year, a new United Nations health study has found, underlining the need for context-specific strategies for both prevention as well as treatment for those suffering from the disease.

Governments endorse UN-backed plan to tackle cancer, diabetes and other deadly diseases

19 October 2017
Health

Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include the world's leading killers – heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes – the United Nations health agency has reported.

World Bank/Aisha Faquir

UN health agency establishes high-level commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases

10 October 2017
Health

The United Nations health agency today announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to identify innovative ways to curb the world’s biggest causes of death and extend life expectancy for millions of people.

Each year on 4 February, WHO and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) supports Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer. Image: WHO/IARC

Early diagnosis can help more people survive cancer, says WHO

3 February 2017
General News

Diagnosing and treating cancer early can improve the chances of survival for people living with the disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Gender-based violence is a longstanding problem in Yemen. File
UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih

UN Gender Focus: Yemen, Portugal and epidemic diseases

7 April 2016
UN Gender Focus

Yemen conflict having “devastating” effect on women of reproductive age

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Hypertension and diabetes on the rise worldwide, says UN report

16 May 2012
The number of people with high blood pressure and diabetes is drastically increasing in both developed and developing countries, according to a United Nations report released today.