Campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.” launched by the World Health Organization. The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are being ...
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in 2000. The ...
The first COVID-19 Vaccine for public use was given to 90-year-old grandmother, Margaret Keenan, in the biggest vaccination campaign by the NHS. Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 ...
The INTERPOL Orange Notice outlines potential criminal activity in relation to the falsification, theft and illegal advertising of COVID-19 and flu vaccines, with the pandemic having already triggered unprecedented opportunistic and predatory criminal behaviour. It ...
New alcohol guidelines have been revised and released by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for Australian’s to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. The aim of the guidelines is to provide advice ...
SANE Australia welcomes the Final Report of the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Mental Health, in particular, the recommendation to develop a National Stigma Reduction Strategy to ensure people living with me Register now to get ...
Funding from the Australian Government will provide an additional $4 million for research into COVID-19 and our response to the pandemic. The Morrison Government is supporting six new COVID-19 research projects across four institutions, allowing ...
Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infection (STI) burdens. In 2010, WHO first recommended the use of the Xpert MTB/RIF nucleic acid assay. In 2013, the WHO ...
Global malaria gains threatened by access gaps, COVID-19 and funding shortfalls The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable ...
On 1 December during World Aids Day, WHO called on global leaders and citizens to rally for “global solidarity” to maintain essential HIV services during COVID 19 and beyond – and to ensure continued provision ...
What are the ingredients in a vaccine? Vaccines contain tiny fragments of the disease-causing organism or the blueprints for making the tiny fragments. They also contain other ingredients to keep the vaccine safe and effective. ...
Childhood Dementia Initiative is launching their organisation in an event, along with the release of a Burden of Disease and White Paper report, to detail the extent, impact and horrific nature of childhood dementia. These ...
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