The Price Society Pays for Violence Against Women – Counting the Cost
Извор: WUNRN – 04.05.2018 https://reliefweb.int/report/world/counting-cost-price-society-pays-violence-against-women Direct Link to Full 35-Page 2018 CARE Report
Women in Prison
Извор: WUNRN – 04.05.2018 UNEQUAL JUSTICE – THERE ARE MORE WOMEN IN PRISON THAN EVER BEFORE April 2, 2018 - The substances are different: in Thailand, it’s meth. In Ohio, opioids. In Mexico, women help their husbands, boyfriends and fathers…
Celebrating nurses’ and midwives’ role in bringing health services to everyone, everywhere
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 04.05.2018 Ministry of Health Israel Nurses and midwives make up the majority of the health workforce worldwide. Each year for a week, beginning with International Day of the Midwife on 5 May and culminating in…
Hand Hygiene Day: It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 03.05.2018 Sepsis is a life-threatening complication from infection that arises when an infection alters the body’s normal response, causing injury to tissues and organs. Each year, sepsis can cause up to 6 million deaths globally…
Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs
Извор: Организација на Обединетите нации - 03.05.2018 Susan Smart/Wellcome Trust UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers his opening remarks to a round-table discussion on mental health in London on 2 May 2018. Mental health remains one of the most neglected global…
2018 Global Food Policy Report
Извор: WUNRN – 03.05.2018 Direct Link to Full 150-Page 2018 Report https://www.ifpri.org/publication/2018-global-food-policy-report 2018 Global Food Policy Report International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) IFPRI's flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017, and highlights challenges…
World Trends in Freedom of Expression & Media Development – World Press Freedom Day – End Violence Against Journalists – Gender
Извор: WUNRN – 03.05.2018 IFJ – International Federation of Journalists On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says that the recent spike in violence targeting journalists is a stark reminder that there can be…
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 02.05.2018 Key findings: WHO estimates that around 90% of people worldwide breathe polluted air. Over the past 6 years, ambient air pollution levels have remained high and approximatively stable, with declining concentrations in some part…
Over half a million premature deaths annually in the European Region attributable to household and ambient air pollution
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 02.05.2018 WHO has updated its air quality database and estimates of the disease burden attributable to air pollution. In the WHO European Region, 556 000 premature deaths were attributable to the joint effects of household…
Vitamin A deficiency puts 140 million children at risk of illness and death – UNICEF
Извор: Организација на Обединетите нации - 02.05.2018 Three year old Mweti receives a dose of Vitamin A in Kiribati - © UNICEF/UN0205064/Pirozzi More than 140 million children are at greater risk of illness, hearing loss, blindness and even death globally…