Top 10 threats to global health this year: WHO

Vaccine hesitancy For: Mains Topics covered: Top 10 threats to global health this year released by WHO About Vaccine Hesitancy What is vaccination? News Flash In January 2019, the WHO (World Health Organization) listed “vaccine hesitancy” as among the top 10 threats to global health this year. Vaccine hesitancy has been a concern in India. Vaccine Hesitancy It is defined as a “reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines”.…

UNAIDS’s Global AIDS Update report 2019

UNAIDS’s Global AIDS Update report 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Shortage of Funds to tackle HIV and AIDS, UNAIDS, Highlights of the report News Flash UNAIDS says, for the first time, there’s a shortage of funds to tackle HIV and AIDS globally. The report notes that global funds for tackling AIDS and HIV have fallen by almost $1 billion. Highlights The report shows that there has been disparate progress both…

Top 10 threats to global health this year: WHO

UNAIDS’s Global AIDS Update report 2019

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