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Announcing a new global strategy aimed at reducing measles deaths and congenital rubella syndrome to zero. The announcement comes with the publication of new data using a state-of-the-art methodology showing that efforts to reduce measles deaths have resulted in a 74% reduction in global measles deaths, from 2000 to 2010.
World Health Organization - Mar, 24 Aprile 2012
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Worldwide, nearly 35.6 million people live with dementia. This number is expected to double by 2030 (65.7 million) and more than triple by 2050 (115.4 million). It is the warning of a new WHO report, recommending that programmes focus on improving early diagnosis; raising public awareness about the disease and reducing stigma; and providing better care and more support to caregivers.
World Health Organization - Mar, 17 Aprile 2012
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WHO has concluded, on the advice of its Guidelines Review Committee, that women living with HIV or at high risk of HIV can safely continue to use hormonal contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. The recommendation follows a thorough review of evidence about links between hormonal contraceptive use and HIV acquisition.
World Health Organization - Mar, 21 Febbraio 2012
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A new global consensus has been agreed on the key evidence-based interventions that will sharply reduce the 358 000 women who still die each year during pregnancy and childbirth and the 7.6 million children who die before the age of 5, according to a massive, three-year global study.
World Health Organization - Lun, 9 Gennaio 2012
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The Report on the global HIV/AIDS response shows that increased access to HIV services resulted in a 15% reduction of new infections over the past decade and a 22% decline in AIDS-related deaths in the last five years. While there is still much to be done, 2011 was a game changing year, in terms of current progress and innovations creating hope for substantial future advances.
World Health Organization - Mar, 6 Dicembre 2011
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One in four people will require mental health care at some point in their lives but in many countries only two per cent of all health sector resources are invested in mental health services. The report also finds that the bulk of those resources are often spent on services that serve relatively few people.
World Health Organization - Mar, 11 Ottobre 2011
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The report includes details of what proportion of each country's deaths are due to noncommunicable diseases. "This report indicates where each government needs to focus to prevent and treat the four major killers: cancer, heart disease and stroke, lung disease and diabetes".
World Health Organization - Mar, 20 Settembre 2011
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Obesity increases the risk of developing a number of noncommunicable diseases(NCDs), including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and some cancers.
World Health Organization - Mar, 6 Settembre 2011
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Newborn deaths decreased from 4.6 million in 1990 to 3.3 million in 2009, shows a new study published in the medical journal PLoS Medicine today. Most of these newborns are dying of three causes - preterm delivery, asphyxia and infections - for which well-documented cost-effective interventions exist.
World Health Organization - Mar, 6 Settembre 2011
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A 12 month of rigorous analysis by WHO reveals that a blood test for diagnosing active TB disease is a bad practice. The inaccurate test can result in some people unknowing transmitting the disease to others or even death from untreated tuberculosis while other people can undergo unnecessary treatment.
World Health Organization - Lun, 25 Luglio 2011
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