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Governments can do more for universal health coverage: WHO
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Universal access to health care services can be achieved if governments do more to ensure that there are health insurance schemes that cover everyone. That's the conclusion of a study of countries in Asia and Africa published this month in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO). The study says that community and social [...]
Three Palestinian children killed in Syrian conflict
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The ongoing conflict in Syria has claimed the lives of three Palestinian refugee children, according to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). The agency says the children were killed in the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk where there were several explosions which appeared to be caused by heavy weapons during the evening of 31 [...]
Dengue fever symptoms mask as flu
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Dengue fever is becoming a major international public health concern, according to the World Health Organization. Its symptoms are very similar to those of a common flu, but it affects from 50 to 100 million people each year around the world, particularly in urban areas. Dr Raman Velayudhan, a scientist at the World Health Organization, [...]
Governments urged to ensure access to justice for poor
Access to justice is a human right in itself and everyone, including the poorest and marginalized should enjoy it. That's what the United Nations independent expert on extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda says in a proposal ahead of a major meeting at the United Nations. She is urging governments to commit themselves to improve access to [...]
Health insurance schemes have potential for universal health coverage
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Health insurance schemes can help to achieve universal coverage of health services, according to a survey of countries in Asia and Africa. The study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO) says such schemes reduce the need for people to pay for health services at the point of delivery. One of the [...]
Rwanda closes orphanages to help reunite children with loving families
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Following the 1994 genocide in Rwanda hundreds of thousands of children were left orphaned or abandoned. To house the children, the country went from having four orphanages in 1979 to 34 in 2011. Under a new plan Rwanda is closing the orphanages and finding permanent homes for the children. Gail Walker has the story. Duration: [...]
Cities must be properly planned, says UN-Habitat chief
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Urban areas must be properly and carefully planned so that they can generate wealth. That's the message delivered by Dr. Joan Clos, the head of UN-Habitat, to the weeklong 6th session of the World Urban Forum taking place in Naples, Italy. The forum, which is held every two years, has brought together over 3,000 representatives [...]
Ebola outbreak in Uganda ending: WHO
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The outbreak of the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever in western Uganda is coming to an end, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The organization says there have been no new confirmed cases of the disease over the past one month. Patrick Maigua reports from Geneva. The outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kibaale district [...]
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