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WHO calls for 50% tax increase on sugary drinks, tobacco and alcohol by 2035 to curb chronic disease
The United Nations health agency said the move would help cut consumption of the products, which contribute to diseases like ...
WHO pushes countries to raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%
The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the ...
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WHO seeks 50% price hike on sugary drinks, alcohol
The World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50 ...
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World Health Organization (WHO) Report Finds Social Connection Linked to Improved Heath and Reduced Risk of Early Death
Commission on Social Connection has released its global report revealing that 1 in 6 people worldwide is affected by ...
World Health Body Says All Covid-19 Origin Theories Still Open
All hypotheses on how the Covid-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said, following an inconclusive four-year investigation that was hamstrung by crucial information being ...
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Every hour, 100 people die of loneliness-related causes, UN health agency reports
One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according to a new ...
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Loneliness linked to over 871,000 deaths worldwide annually: UN
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN , has revealed that loneliness is responsible for more than 871,000 deaths worldwide each year- meaning over 100 lives lost every ...
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Loneliness increases chances of deaths – WHO
A new report from the World Health Organization commission on social connections shows that loneliness exacerbates chances of deaths among people. The report says that loneliness is responsible for an ...
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Origins of Covid-19 still unknown, five years on - WHO
Five years after COVID-19 struck the world, the origins of the virus remain unknown.A report released by the World Health Organization on June 27 notes that all hypotheses about how the pandemic began ...
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WHO Reaffirms Lab Leak as Possible COVID-19 Origin, Citing Lack of Chinese Cooperation
The World Health Organization has reiterated that a laboratory accident remains a possible origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, as global investigations continue to face major obstacles due to limited ...
Over 40 people, including children, killed in Sudan hospital attack, says WHO chief
GENEVA (Reuters) -Over 40 people, including children and health care workers, were killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan ...