Ban urges efforts to help persons with autism

Apr 03, 2014, at 06:18 pm

New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked World Autism Awareness Day with a call to action – urging the international community to take part in fostering progress for those affected by autism "by supporting education programmes, employment opportunities and other measures that help realize our shared vision of a more inclusive world."

Haiti: UN seeks efforts to tackle cholera

Apr 02, 2014, at 06:48 pm

New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): The United Nations official tasked with coordinating the response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti says the country is not receiving the international attention it deserves, and is calling on the donor community to scale up support to combat the disease.

WHO works on to contain Ebola outbreak in Guinea

Apr 02, 2014, at 06:28 pm

New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): The number of suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola (EVD) in Guinea has jumped from 103 to 122 in just three days, with 80 confirmed deaths, said the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), which will now focus on preventing further transmissions of the often fatal disease.

7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution

Apr 01, 2014, at 05:29 am

Geneva, Mar 31 (IBNS) In new estimates released last week, WHO reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died - one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.