Topic: Who

Air pollution’s devastating impact on children’s health

Every day around a staggering 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years breathes air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk. This is according to...Read more

01-02-2019|Comment|author: Julia Zvobgo

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Child vaccinations below target in quarter of Brazilian cities

A quarter of Brazil’s cities are not providing enough vital vaccinations for protecting children and infants, claims an independent study of the 2017 National Immunisation Program. The national program is a preventive strategy of the...Read more

17-07-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

WHO says ‘gaming disorder’ is a health condition

Children addicted to video games could be suffering from ‘gaming disorder’, a term now officially recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a mental illness. This new term is included in the latest version of...Read more

18-06-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Urban planners must prioritise well-being, says WHO public health head

The cities of tomorrow must be built on strategies for energy-efficiency, clean transport and better waste management to ensure they are clean and safe for all who grow up, live and work there. That’s the passionate...Read more

30-03-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Pollution. Environmental problem. Father and his son looking on

Pollution causes quarter of young child deaths, says WHO

Toxic air, unsafe water and and lack of sanitation cause the deaths of 1.7 million under-fives every year according to new WHO research, as reported by the Guardian Pollution is responsible for one in four deaths among...Read more

14-03-2017|Comment|author: Adrian Voce