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WHO and FIFA team up for health
WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people
WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage
Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary health care to eliminate glaring coverage
More women and children survive today than ever before – UN report
WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare
Suicide: one person dies every 40 seconds
As Ebola cases reach 3000 in DRC, WHO calls on all partners to fulfill promises to communities
Weak systems and funding gaps jeopardize drinking-water and sanitation
Rising to challenge of malaria eradication
Who calls for more research into microplastics and a crackdown on plastic pollution
Burnet helps build WHO maternal health guidelines
WHO congratulates new UNAIDS Executive Director
Improving health equity focus of new TB guidelines
CERA continues collaboration with World Health Organization
Ministry supports action on measles
2000 New Zealanders benefit from lifesaving new hep C treatment
WHO launches new report on global tobacco epidemic
WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis
QUT part of US$10.7M global project to develop a human chlamydia vaccine
WHO applauds Rwanda’s Ebola preparedness efforts
Screen time no child’s play
WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment option in all populations
Joint Statement with Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo declared a Public Health Emergency
High-level meeting on Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo affirms support
Unlocking chemo-resistance in cancer
World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing – UN
20 million children miss out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018
Report highlights need for greater pharmacist involvement in medicine reviews
For malnourished children, new therapeutic food boosts gut microbes, healthy development
WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges
Chance discovery by University researchers could lead to breakthrough in battle against
Dr Sandro Demaio Appointed VicHealth CEO
UN to launch new progress report on achieving Zero Hunger
Victorians Shocked 22,765 Times Last Year by Psychiatric Torture “Treatments”
New Zealand contributes further humanitarian funding to Venezuela crisis
Lipid bodies help antibiotics to kill TB infections
WHO announces sustained progress with hundreds of millions of people no longer at risk
A New WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage
Researchers Create First Portable Tech For Detecting Cyanotoxins In Water
Ozone depletion impacting human health
HKUST New App Uses Street-Level Air Quality Data to Reduce Personal Exposure and Health
High on iron? It stops anaemia but has a downside
Education, interaction with older people reverses ageism
WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries
Sharing CERN’s expertise in big data with biomedical community
WHO flags critical funding gap, calls for political parties to join fight against Ebola