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WHO launches global drive to increase health taxes and fight chronic disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on ...
Global health officials urge countries to raise ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks
The WHO believes tax hikes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks could prevent 50 million premature deaths over the next ...
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World Health Organization (WHO) and UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) standby partners strengthen cholera response in South Sudan
World Health Organization (WHO) and UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) standby partners strengthen cholera ...
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World, Especially Africa, Faces Health Financing Emergency, Says Top WHO Official
A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official says the US decision to halt aid programmes, coupled with European governments' announcements to cut aid, has disrupted the aid ecosystem and national ...
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Rethinking health financing not public sector’s concern alone
As public budgets shrink and private money increasingly flows into the health space, what is needed now is a coordinated, ...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) actively responds to anthrax epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The World Health Organization (WHO) actively responds to anthrax epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...
Shuttering of USAID Will Lead to Millions of Deaths Around the World: Studies
Multiple studies have estimated millions will die annually as a result of the Trump Administration’s closure of the ...