Health
Health care quality improved in Portugal, despite tight budgets
The Portuguese National Health Service has responded well to financial pressure, successfully balancing the twin priorities of financial consolidation and continuous quality improvement, according to a new OECD report.
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For Kids Who Stutter, Rhythm Perception May Be Key
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Five a day: how the EU will help children to learn about healthy eating
Children are eating fewer and fewer fruit, vegetables and dairy products in Europe, but a new proposal could help them to adopt a healthier diet. Under the plan two existing EU schemes for handing out fresh milk, fruit and vegetables to pupils would be combined, reducing the administrative burden and creating more opportunities for teaching children about balanced diets.
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Tanzania cholera epidemic improving but ‘significant challenges’ still remain – UN
Burundian refugees being treated for acute diarrhoea in a cholera treatment centre in Kigoma, Tanzania.
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'Moderate'Drinking Might Harm Older People's Hearts: Study
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Heed the Warning Signs of Teen Suicide, Experts Say
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Immune-Based Therapy Uses Virus to Fight Advanced Melanoma
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World Health Assembly closes, passing resolutions on air pollution and epilepsy
The World Health Assembly closed, with Director-General Dr Margaret Chan noting that it had passed several “landmark resolutions and decisions”. Three new resolutions were passed today: one on air pollution, one on epilepsy and one laying out the next steps in finalizing a framework of engagement with non-State actors.
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World Health Assembly addresses antimicrobial resistance, immunization gaps and malnutrition
The World Health Assembly on May 25 agreed resolutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance; improve access to affordable vaccines and address over- and under-nutrition.
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Lassa Fever Confirmed in Death of U.S. Traveler Returning from Liberia
The CDC and the New Jersey Department of Health have confirmed a death from Lassa fever which was diagnosed earlier in a person returning to the United States from Liberia.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020