Tag: WHO

1 Billion have tropical disease

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization estimated Thursday that 1 billion of the world's poorest people suffer from neglected

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40 percent of dead swine flu patients were young and healthy

About 40 percent of people who have died of swine flu or fallen seriously ill were young and otherwise

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Swine flu could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The H1N1 flu virus could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young

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Refusing vaccinations will label you a “criminal”, so says WHO

The World Health Organization determined in 2005 it has the authority to dissolve sovereign governments and take control should

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Pandemic flu death toll passes 1,000 mark

The death toll in the swine flu pandemic has passed the 1,000 mark, with 1,154 deaths since the outbreak

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WHO says climate change poses health risks

MANILA (AFP) - The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned Asia Pacific countries that they could be vulnerable to

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World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance Super bugs

ScienceDaily — Vital components of modern medicine such as major surgery, organ transplantation, and cancer chemotherapy will be threatened

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Flesh-eating Buruli disease spreads across West Africa

COTONOU, 18 September 2008 (IRIN) - A tropical flesh-eating disease, Buruli ulcer, is spreading across West Africa and

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Food Shortage, Health Threats: WHO Chief

GENEVA (AFP) - Insufficient food, climate change and pandemic flu are global crises which could unravel progress in public

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