Tag: World Health Organization
Trump orders U.S. out of World Health Organization
The move sets a 12-month notice period for the U.S. to leave the United Nations health agency and stop all financial contributions to its work.
Mpox cases in Congo’s epicentre may be ‘plateauing’: WHO
WHO acknowledged that testing for mpox is still not widespread, making it difficult to understand how exactly the virus is spreading.
WHO recommends easy-to-read health labels on food packaging
Packaged food and drinks should have easy-to-read nutritional information on the front of the products, according to the first-ever World Health Organization draft guidelines.
Africa’s mpox outbreaks due to decades of neglect, experts say
Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Nigeria and elsewhere before the disease prompted the 2022 outbreak in more than 70 countries.
Want to quit smoking? WHO recommends these treatments for tobacco users
The World Health Organization has published its 'first-ever' clinical treatment guideline for people who want to quit tobacco use – which is on the decline in Canada and globally.
Physical inactivity a ‘silent threat’ as countries, including Canada, off track
A growing number of people in Canada and globally are physically inactive, the World Health Organization said in a new study, calling it a 'silent threat.'
