New evidence shows female genital mutilation is increasingly being carried out by health workers, with one in four girls undergoing the procedure at their hands.
Michael Wong, Founder and Executive Director at Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety and Amy Campbell, Quality Nurse Specialist at ECU Health and Chair at PPAHS Sepsis Advisory Board, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the fight against sepsis.
The World Health Organisation has released a report highlighting the alarming global impact of hypertension. What can clinicians and researchers do to control it?
WHO's Global Action Plan 2018-2030 calls for a comprehensive approach to increase physical activity worldwide to reduce inactivity by 15% by 2030, supported by the ACTIVE toolkit for policy implementation.
Abbas Kanani, Superintendent Pharmacist at Chemist Click Online Pharmacy, walks us through treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, researching the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and cure.
Dr Prebo Barango and Prof Jean-Marie Dangou from the WHO Regional Office for Africa argue that reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases in Africa is imperative.
Dr Florence Baingana, Regional Advisor, Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders, World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, provides an update on mental health in the workplace.
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Dr Tomas Zapata and Dr Satish Mishra, from WHO/Europe, argue that now is time to strengthen palliative care across the European Region.
Markus Sebastian, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA, Align Technology, discusses the importance of placing oral health at the forefront of the global healthcare agenda.
Dr Zisis Kozlakidis and Dr Dewi Nur Aisyah examine Hepatitis C virus elimination and weigh up if this has the potential to become a global success story.
World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, describes what we need to know about osteoporosis prevention, management and treatment, an integral component of their vision for healthy ageing.
WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Ministry of Health and Care Services, Norway, reveal how making people’s access to medicines is a reality thanks to the Oslo Medicines Initiative.
