Goal 3: Good Health Archives - 91ÇÑ×Ó Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/health/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Taking the world’s temperature: WHO chief spotlights global health emergencies https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167865 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167865 The hantavirus global outbreak is officially over, Ebola outbreaks are growing in Africa and responders are helping recovery efforts in quake-hit Venezuela, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Thursday, announcing updates on global health emergencies. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> New WHO plan urges stronger action against fungal disease https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167842 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167842 The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidance to help countries confront the rising burden of fungal disease and antifungal resistance - one of the most neglected global health threats, yet still largely absent from national health plans.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167817 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167817 More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to greater health risks, according to the UN World Drug Report 2026, released on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167816 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167801 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167801 The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread faster than aid efforts can keep pace, despite significant gains in treatment capacity and growing community engagement, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record number of cases – UN humanitarians https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167786 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167786 Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people’s daily lives, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167783 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167783 As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts increase to treat prisoners near the epicentre of the current outbreak, UN agencies warned on Monday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> World at ‘perilous moment’ as leaders warn HIV gains are at risk https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167780 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167780 Four decades after AIDS first emerged as a global crisis, world leaders, advocates and community representatives gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday issued a stark warning: progress against HIV is slowing just as financial pressures and shrinking support threaten to reverse decades of gains. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167763 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167763 One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, case numbers continue to rise.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> DR Congo: Efforts ramp up as Ebola outbreak accelerates beyond borders https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167765 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167765 The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid continued armed violence, posing a grave and growing risk to the region, UN agencies warned on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ebola treatment capacity expands in DR Congo as WHO issues new guidelines https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167738 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167738 Treatment capacity for the rare and deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola is expanding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that community mistrust remains a major challenge to ending the outbreak. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘Some question if Ebola is real’: how trust is central in fighting DRC outbreak https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167725 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167725 In Ebola-stricken Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), winning the race against the disease requires earning the community’s trust first and foremost, humanitarians said on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167722 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167722 The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has praised Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak that has spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while warning that continued vigilance and cross-border cooperation will be critical to stopping transmission. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO and Brazil urge world leaders to finalise Pandemic Agreement to prevent future global health crises https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167721 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167721 Global officials are calling on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics, according to a joint letter issued on Monday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> DR Congo: Ebola spreads as agencies brace for child victims https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167702 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167702 The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing to spread with a spike in child infections an increasingly likely scenario in the days ahead, UN agencies said on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Women and girls caught up in Yemen’s ‘forgotten crisis’ bear the heaviest toll as funding falls https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167708 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167708 Yemen remains gripped by one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million – out of a population of 35 million – requiring assistance. Women and girls account for half of those in need, and two-thirds of them are of childbearing age, placing reproductive health at the heart of the emergency. Read Full Story [...]

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]]> ‘Perilous moment’ threatens to reverse years of gains in HIV/AIDS response https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167710 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167710 External funding cuts, a backlash against human rights, and chronic under-investment in HIV prevention and community services are threatening to reverse years of hard-won progress in the AIDS response, a UN report warned on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO report shows progress in blood safety, but there are worrying gaps https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167703 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167703 Every day, safe blood helps save the lives of women experiencing childbirth complications, accident victims, cancer patients and people living with chronic diseases. Yet despite decades of progress, access to lifesaving blood remains deeply unequal, with shortages continuing to put lives at risk in many lower-income countries, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) [...]

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]]> Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167679 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167679 In Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a massive push for early testing and contact tracing is helping to contain the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167678 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167678 The top UN aid official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in Ituri province – the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak – for a three-day assessment visit, as the confirmed case count reaches 515 across three eastern provinces. Read Full Story on UN News

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