Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment: WHO

Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.  

Read the full article at:

https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/02/1110982

More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB

07 Nov 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more effort is needed to end the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Zero waste: The Portuguese business turning leftover fish into dog treats

03 Jun 2022

There’s no doubt that food loss and waste, has been undermining the sustainability of our food systems. In an effort to counter this, some small businesses around the world are putting the focus on new sustainable waste management practices.

Impact of COVID-19 on cancer care has been ‘profound’, warns UN health agency

02 Feb 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a “profound” impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer around the world, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, before highlighting that breast cancer has become the most common type of the disease.