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As global vaccination coverage falls, measles cases spike

According to a report from the World Health Organisation, numerous countries have...

World Aids Day: 1 December 2018

Tomorrow, 1st December 2018, marks World Aids Day, a day that rallies support for...

Biggest threat to global health is Climate Change, warn doctors

According to a recent report in The Lancet Medical Journal, climate change will bring...

Every country in the world is falling short of malnutrition targets, warns new report

The Global Humanitarian Assistance Programme has released its 2018 Global Nutrition...

Greater action needed to tackle HIV among children, urges UNICEF

According to a report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) titled “Children,...

UNICEF funding shortage will leave 1 million children without life-saving supplies this winter

UNICEF has warned that nearly 1 million children across the Middle East and North...

Poor, urban children more disadvantaged than their rural peers, says UNICEF

According to a new report from UNICEF titled “Advantage or Paradox: The Challenge...

European Union provides €12 million in support of global food security, UN reports

The European Union, FAO and its Rome-based UN partner agencies, with the International...

UNAIDS calls for more availability in HIV testing in new report

UNAIDS have released a new report ahead of World Aids Day titled ‘Knoweldge...

26 million in Nigeria to be vaccinated against yellow fever

In collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and Gavi the Vaccine...

Cases of dengue fever have tripled in Dhaka, the most deadly year to date

Dhaka, Bangladesh is currently experiencing an explosion of dengue fever cases, making...

Bogota day care centre helps at-risk Venezuelan children cope with the adaptation process

According to a report from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Venezuelan children...

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