HEALTH

Provincial Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah inaugurated the anti-polio vaccination campaign on Friday. Over 4.423 million children will be vaccinated in the campaign. The first phase runs from April 29 to May 3, covering 14 complete districts.
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1 year ago Read more at Associated Press of Pakistan

World Health Organisation (WHO) says the vaccine rollout seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region. According to it, Benin, which received 215,900 doses, has added the malaria vaccine to its Expanded Programme on Immunisation. At least 45,000 children are expected to benefit from the 112,000 doses of the available vaccine.
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1 year ago Read more at Premium Times

Regular consumption of artificial sweeteners may disrupt the body's ability to regulate appetite. This occurs because the intense sweetness of neotame can desensitise taste receptors, leading to a preference for sweeter foods and potentially higher calorie consumption. These imbalance in gut bacteria has been linked to various health issues, including digestive problems, inflammation, and metabolic disorders.
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1 year ago Read more at NDTV

International SOS encourages organisations to reassess their occupational safety and health (OSH) programmes. Climate change is intensifying existing OSH challenges, and organisations must prioritise proactive solutions. International Labour Organisation's (ILO) latest report estimates that over 70 per cent of the global workforce faces potential exposure to climate-related health hazards.
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1 year ago Read more at ETHealthWorld

On Tuesday 23 April, we welcomed two leading experts in a webinar looking at Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Dr Karen Hardee is the co-author of the recent Breaking Silos report, and Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is the Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health. The event took place in the lead-up to the Commission on Population and Development in New York next week.
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1 year ago Read more at Population Matters

On Tuesday 23 April, we welcomed two leading experts in a webinar looking at Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Dr Karen Hardee is the co-author of the recent Breaking Silos report, and Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is the Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health. The event took place in the lead-up to the Commission on Population and Development in New York next week.
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1 year ago Read more at Population Matters

The UK must prioritise the mental health and wellbeing of its children and young people if it wants to enjoy long-term prosperity. It is the third in a series of Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives reports to be published during 2024. The report comes amid a national epidemic of children’s mental health problems.
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1 year ago Read more at University of Leeds

The state of healthcare in Africa is abysmal and has grown worse after the COVID-19 pandemic. The continent bears the greatest disease burden in the world and the highest incidence of catastrophic health spending. The health and care workforce is grossly insufficient.
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1 year ago Read more at Public Services International

Gaza’s healthcare workers have faced unprecedented challenges to provide medical assistance to thousands of people. Some healthcare workers in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, say they are living in constant fear, stress and anxiety as they continue to treat patients. They have described receiving repeated large numbers of casualties with crushed limbs and burns from explosions.
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1 year ago Read more at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International

Sleep Most healthy adults can benefit from sleep tracking to some level, says Dr. Carlos M. Nunez, chief medical officer at medical device company ResMed. Respiratory rate Tracking your heart rate can give you a picture into your heart health.
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1 year ago Read more at CBS News