25 million unsafe abortions occur each year: WHOWorldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45 per cent of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, according to a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Guttmacher Institute. The majority of unsafe More… |
Zika outbreak ‘will worsen before it gets better’The head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the Zika outbreak would likely worsen before nations besieged by the mosquito-borne virus linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil see relief. Director-General More… |
Effective health system for the ageing urgedUnless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older people, a report said. As people a More… |
‘Ageing well’ must be a global priorityUnless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older people, a report said. As people a More… |