by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 12, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Policy
The WHO said it isn’t currently considering such a declaration. While cases have fallen in many places, fatalities have spiked in Hong Kong, and this week China reported more than 1,000 new daily cases for the first time in two years Instead, the discussions at the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 12, 2022 | Health, International News, Risk Management
Biosecurity experts say Russia’s movement of troops into Ukraine and bombardment of its cities have raised the risk of an escape of disease-causing pathogens, should any of those facilities be damaged The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2022 | Health, International News, Non-Life, Policy
45,000 babies born are born every year with birth defects In addition to mortality, birth defects can cause long term morbidity and disability, which in low- and middle-income countries causes a strain on the health system and, social and family resources. New Delhi:...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
“The information we have now about the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s mental health is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression increased...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2022 | Articles, Health, Technology
“Millions of teenagers and young people are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices and exposure to damaging sound levels at venues such as nightclubs, bars, concerts and sporting events,” said Dr Bente Mikkelsen, WHO Director for the...
