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Corporal punishment carries ‘multiple risks’ to children’s health, says WHO
An estimated 1.2bn children are subject to this ‘harmful practice’ each year, affecting physical and mental wellbeing, report finds. The World Health Organization...
Lifestyle
Every hour, 100 people die of loneliness-related causes – WHO
One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according to a report from the UN World...
Sri Lanka
WHO Goodwill Ambassador visits Sri Lanka to strengthen leprosy elimination efforts
The World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Mr Yohei Sasakawa, arrived in Sri Lanka...
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Fifty countries affected by USAID freeze, says WHO
Programmes to tackle HIV, polio, mpox and bird flu have been affected by the freeze on tens of billions of dollars of overseas...
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“Was Not Sure I Could Survive”: WHO Chief On Escaping Israel Strike On Yemen
Zurich: The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday he was not sure he was going to survive an air strike...
