GENEVA/NEW YORK: A new World Health Organization (WHO) web-based tool previewed yesterday shows for the first time country-specific data on investment opportunities for scaling up interventions to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and lower-middle-income countries. These diseases are the world's leading killers taking the lives of around 41 million people each year.
Bangladesh has been gripped by protests since two children were killed by a speeding bus in Dhaka on 29 July.
Read more: Bangladesh protests: How dangerous are the roads?
New Delhi, 4 April 2018: The World Health Organization today called upon countries in its South-East Asia Region to step-up efforts towards universal health coverage, to provide quality health services to all people when and where they need them, without having to suffer financial hardship.
Read more: Prioritize Universal Health Coverage; provide quality health services to all: WHO
The UN General Assembly decided yesterday on a number of steps to accelerate progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals linked to road safety.
Read more: Governments agree to steps to accelerate progress towards road safety worldwide
GENEVA - WHO is announcing today a new high-level commission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs.
Read more: World leaders join new drive to beat non-communicable diseases
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