Early cancer diagnosis saves lives, cuts treatment costs
GENEVA: New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO), launched ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February), aims to improve the chances of survival for people living with cancer by ensuring that health services can focus on diagnosing and treating the disease earlier.
continueLe diagnostic précoce du cancer permet de sauver des vies et d’abaisser le coût du traitement
3 février 2017 ǀ GENÈVE : Les nouvelles orientations de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), lancées avant la tenue de la Journée mondiale du cancer (4 février) visent à améliorer les chances de survie des personnes atteintes d’un cancer en veillant à ce que les services sanitaires puissent se concentrer plus tôt sur le diagnostic et le traitement de la maladie.
continueWMO confirms 2016 as hottest year on record, about 1.1°C above pre-industrial era
The year 2016 has been confirmed as the hottest year on record, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, according to a consolidated analysis by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published today in The Lancet. The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, and the findings add weight to early trial results published last year.
continueEven as HIV treatment soars, young women still face high infection risk, UN warns
21 November 2016 – The United Nations warned today that while more people than ever are accessing antiretroviral treatment for HIV, girls aged 15 to 24, transitioning to womanhood, face many HIV-related challenges, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and called for a life-cycle approach to finding solutions for everyone, at all stages of life.
continueOn World Toilet Day, UN spotlights impact of sanitation on peoples’ livelihoods
18 November 2016 – To mark the 2016 edition of World Toilet Day, along with urging action to tackle the oft-neglected global sanitation crisis, the United Nations is also spotlighting the impact of sanitation – or lack of it – on livelihoods and work environments.
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