Caribbean warned to prepare for heat waves
The Caribbean is being warned to prepare for heat waves due to the impact that they could have on peoples’ health, including the risk of death. In a statement, PAHO said it is urging the ...
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UN: No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under five should get: not very much, and none at all for those under one. The U.N. health agency ...
PAHO urges testing as first step towards halting the AIDS epidemic
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) is calling on people to get tested as an important step towards halting the spread of HIV and ending AIDS. “Know your status” ...
Barbados is free of active Zika transmission
The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed its Zika virus country classification scheme which categorized Barbados and most of the Caribbean as having active Zika virus transmission. The Carib...
PNG hit by first polio outbreak in 18 years
A polio outbreak has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, 18 years after the Pacific nation was declared free of the disease. In a statement, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said one case of pol...
Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem
For video game addicts, it might soon be "game over." In its latest revision to a disease classification manual, the World Health Organistion said Monday that compulsively playing video games now q...
EU bans meat imports from 20 Brazilian plants
The European Union has decided to ban meat imports from 20 Brazilian plants amid concerns about sanitary controls. The decision mostly affects poultry and was made by EU member states Thursday. Eur...
QEH recertified as baby-friendly hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has successfully been reassessed and recertified under the World Health Organization (WHO) Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BHFI). The hospital officially recei...
UN: About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fake
About 11 percent of medicines in developing countries are counterfeit and likely responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of children from diseases like malaria and pneumonia every year, the Wo...
WHO issues new guidelines on treating with child sex abuse
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidelines on treating with children and adolescents who were victims of sexual assault or rape. In a report issued October 19, WHO said for the f...