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WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis
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WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis Countries are making measurable progress in combatting viral hepatitis, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Tuesday. 
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A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda
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A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda On a red running track in eastern Uganda, coach Zuena Cheptoek is doing more than training runners. For many girls in the Sebei subregion, she is also a confidante, a mentor and first line of protection against female genital mutilation, ...
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For every generation, vaccines work and they have saved over 150 million lives: WHO
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For every generation, vaccines work and they have saved over 150 million lives: WHO Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives, as ordinary people chose to protect themselves, their children and their communities from diseases like measles, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, and rotavirus. 
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries A growing share of global hunger is becoming entrenched in a small group of conflict-hit countries, with two-thirds of people facing acute food insecurity concentrated in just 10 nations, a major international report backed by UN agencies warns.
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WHO says billions saw health gains in 2025 despite funding cuts
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WHO says billions saw health gains in 2025 despite funding cuts Despite significant funding cuts, the World Health Organization (WHO) was able to support significant national health gains for hundreds of millions of people in 2025, according to its annual Results Report released on Thursday.
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Long hours, stress and harassment are causing hundreds of thousands of early deaths, says UN...
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Long hours, stress and harassment are causing hundreds of thousands of early deaths, says UN... More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to risks such as long working hours, job insecurity, workplace harassment and bullying, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). 
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Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn
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Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn Extreme heat is pushing global food and farming systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods of over a billion people as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves redefine how food is produced worldwide, a new UN report warns.
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World News in Brief: AI diagnostics, humanitarian deal for DR Congo, rights abuse allegations in...
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World News in Brief: AI diagnostics, humanitarian deal for DR Congo, rights abuse allegations in... New data shows that nearly three in four countries in Europe now use Artificial Intelligence in their health services to make a diagnosis.
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Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000
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Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000 Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives in Africa since the year 2000 and more than 500 million children were protected through routine immunisation, but the continent remains offtrack in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases. 
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Lebanon: Health system overwhelmed following a ‘horrific’ day of Israeli strikes
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Lebanon: Health system overwhelmed following a ‘horrific’ day of Israeli strikes The scale and speed of destruction from the wave of airstrikes in Lebanon which began just hours after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, has left the country’s already strained health system struggling to cope, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
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Department of Health and Social Care - Activity on GOV.UK
Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, December 2025 Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
Department of Health and Social Care - Activity on GOV.UK
Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, November 2025 Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
Public Health England - Activity on GOV.UK
Transparency data: PHE spend over £25,000: November 2019 Details of Public Health England transactions over £25,000 in November 2019.
Public Health England - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance: Respiratory disease: applying All Our Health Evidence and guidance to help healthcare professionals manage respiratory disease and maximise early diagnosis and treatment.
Public Health England - Activity on GOV.UK
Research: Health Profile for England: 2021 The fourth annual profile combining data and knowledge with information from other sources to give a broad picture of the health of people in England in 2021.
Department of Health and Social Care - Activity on GOV.UK
Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, January 2026 Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
Department of Health and Social Care - Activity on GOV.UK
Health Secretary gives address on NHS performance Secretary of State delivers a speech on NHS urgent and emergency care at Royal College of Emergency Medicine's (RCEM) annual conference in Birmingham.
Department of Health and Social Care - Activity on GOV.UK
Official Statistics: Bioscience and health technology sector statistics 2024 to 2025 Official statistics in development estimating the size and composition of the life sciences sector in the UK.
Department of Health and Social Care - Activity on GOV.UK
Government funds ambulances after arson attack The government has confirmed it will provide a grant for new electric ambulances to replace those destroyed in arson attack.
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Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law The next generation will be smoke-free as Tobacco and Vapes Bill is granted Royal Assent.

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