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On This Day | World Health Organization names COVID-19
On this day in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named a disease spreading from Wuhan, China COVID-19.
US actions have serious impact on global health, WHO chief says
The United States' pause on foreign aid contributions is having a serious impact on global health, hitting programmes ...
New York health department confirms first case of new mpox strain
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were three confirmed cases in the country — in ...
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Heartland Alliance Health shutters less than a year after parent breakup
The organization, formerly part of Chicago social services nonprofit Heartland Alliance, will close its clinics and food ...
U.S. pause on foreign aid is having a serious impact on global health, WHO chief says
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged the country to consider resuming aid funding ...
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Can WHO’s new trials guidance challenge a lack of inclusivity in research?
The World Health Organization wants to tackle inequity and bureaucracy relating to clinical trials. Will its latest guidance make a difference? Anna Volkmer reports During the covid-19 pandemic the UK ...
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'Heartbroken': Heartland Alliance Health shutting down food pantries and clinics, impacting 8,000 Chicagoans
Heartland Alliance Health's three food pantries will close its doors Feb. 22. The organization's remaining operations will ...
Trump White House’s disengagement from HIV/AIDS response could have lethal consequences
The consequences of a U.S. retreat from the global response to HIV/AIDS would be immense, jeopardizing 40 years of progress.
Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk.
Most of the world's population is exposed to polluted air, and for those living in cities with chronically bad air, the smog ...
Education for peace: the effort to teach children how to rebuild societies after WWII
The second world war marked a turning point in the history of childhood. To train young people to build peace, authorities ...
Central Florida organization focused on health inequities
An AdventHealth team member is working to address health inequities in the Black community.Rebecca Desir, a community advocacy senior manager at AdventHealth, founded the Black Health Commission at ...
Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies
The lawsuit filed last week to halt the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development ...