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US$ 9.9 Million needed urgently to respond to cholera outbreak in North-East Nigeria

The United Nations and its partners are urgently appealing for $9.9 million to respond to the current cholera outbreak in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, and prevent further outbreaks in high-risk areas. A Cholera Response and Prevention Plan has been developed to address the immediate needs of 3.7 million people that could be affected by the outbreak.

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World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, new UN report says

815 million people now hungry – Millions of children at risk from malnutrition

After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 million people in 2016, or 11 per cent of the global population, says a new edition of the annual United Nations report on world food security and nutrition released on September 15. At the same time, multiple forms of malnutrition are threatening the health of millions worldwide.

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CDC Hurricane Support

Practical information for affected communities, displaced people, and responders

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making detailed practical information on hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery available to affected communities, people displaced by the storms, and responders.

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Researchers turn to creative approaches to battle kidney stones

NIH-funded two-year clinical trial will monitor effects of increased fluid intake on risk of stones.

Can a high-tech water bottle help reduce the recurrence of kidney stones? What about a financial incentive? Those are questions researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health will seek to answer as they begin recruiting participants for a two-year clinical trial at four sites across the country.

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Improving work health for a healthy economy

A new initiative has been launched to support small businesses in improving work health to create a healthy economy.

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EPA’s Top Tips for Breathing Easier in Hot, Smoky Conditions

Doctors and researchers agree: the biggest health threat posed by breathing smoke is from the fine particles, which can lodge deep in your lungs, making it difficult or impossible for your lungs to expel them naturally over time. These microscopic particles - 2.5 microns or smaller - can get into your eyes and respiratory system, where they can cause health problems such as burning eyes, runny nose, persistent coughing and can aggravate illnesses like asthma and bronchitis.

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CDC Releases New Data on the Connection between Health and Academics

As millions of students across the United States head back to school, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on September 7, released new data confirming the close connection between student health and academic performance.

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Growing concern for nearly 1.4 million internally displaced people living in cholera ‘hotspots’ as outbreak spreads in northeast Nigeria

Heavy rains bring deadly disease to children in northeast Nigeria already battling malnutrition

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Children collect water in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state in north-east Nigeria.

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Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas

More than 1 million doses of Gavi-funded cholera vaccines heading to Sierra Leone after severe flooding and landslides

Half a million people in Sierra Leone will be able to access the life-saving cholera vaccine within weeks, the country’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation.

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Progress has stalled in US stroke death rates after decades of decline

More timely stroke care can improve patient outcomes

After more than four decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Not only has progress slowed among most demographic groups and states, stroke death rates have increased among Hispanics and people living in the South.