World Health Organization
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Sciences & Technology
Everyone has a part to play in food safety
This WHO World Food Safety Day reminds us that everyone is susceptible to food-borne disease, but we can all help prevent illness with a few simple steps
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Health & Medicine
Promoting health in schools: Old idea, new opportunities
The WHO’s ‘health-promoting schools’ is an old idea, but finding new ways to fully realise its potential for young people globally has never been more urgent
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Politics & Society
The World Health Organization as pandemic police?
While the idea that the World Health Organization could investigate disease in countries like weapons inspectors is interesting, there are clear problems
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Health & Medicine
Many of the world’s women are mistreated during childbirth
New research shows that more than one-third of women in four low and middle-income countries are being mistreated when giving birth in health facilities
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Health & Medicine
Deadly snakebites and saving lives
Risking his life is all in a day’s work for Dr David Williams, the newly appointed chair of the World Health Organization’s specialist Snakebite Group
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Health & Medicine
Nothing plain about plain packaging
If Big Tobacco screams you can be sure something is working and Big Tobacco certainly screams about plain packaging
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Health & Medicine
Fighting against the tide
Chronic illnesses now outrank infectious diseases in the developing world. University of Melbourne researchers are working in India to fight them.
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Health & Medicine
Breastfeeding: The heart of the matter
World’s largest study confirms breastfeeding improves the health and intelligence of children and the wellbeing of their mothers
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Health & Medicine
Eat processed meat – but not every day
Don’t empty your fridge of bacon and other cured meats just yet. You need to be alert, not alarmed
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Health & Medicine
One week to save the world
Students tackle global public health challenges head on in the Emory Global Health Case Competition