New global commitment to end tuberculosis News release: 17 NOVEMBER 2017 | MOSCOW/GENEVA – 75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement came at …
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Substantial decline in global measles deaths, but disease still kills 90 000 per year
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7,000 newborns die every day – Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report 2017
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WHO to establish high-level commission on noncommunicable diseases
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Sri Lanka has been selected to receive dedicated international support on tobacco control
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Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year- WHO
Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year Joint news release WHO/Guttmacher Institute 28 SEPTEMBER 2017 | GENEVA – Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred …
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The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms
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World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, new UN report says
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Ministry of Health Maldives gets WHO Excellence in Public Health Award
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