UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day
The United Nations is commemorating World AIDS Day, on Tuesday, with a call for “global solidarity and shared responsibility” to…
New COVID-19 infections fall globally for first time since September; WHO chief urges ‘extreme caution’
Last week saw the first global decline in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since September, the head of the UN World Health…
COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns UN health agency
Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic could set back the…
COVID-19: Testing still vital even as vaccines roll out
Testing will still be a critical tool against COVID-19, even as vaccines are deployed against the disease, the head of…
African nations ‘far from ready’ for COVID-19 vaccination drive, says UN health agency
As efforts to find a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 are showing increasing promise, the African continent is “far…
Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS
Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV / AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and…
A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with…
‘Real hope’ surrounding COVID vaccines ‘cannot be overstated’ – WHO chief
Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on…
UNICEF planning ‘mammoth operation’ to deliver COVID-19 vaccines
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 logistics partners, including major airlines, shipping lines and logistics associations…
COVID cases surge amid growing threat from antimicrobial resistance – WHO chief
More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first six months of the…