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WHO pledges reforms as it admits Ebola mistakes
The World Health Organization's chief on Jan. 25 admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola and pledged reforms to avoid similar mistakes in future.
Despite turning a corner in the fight against Ebola, there was no room for complacency, WHO head Margaret Chan told a rare emergency session of the agency.
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'Lifestyle' diseases kill 16 million prematurely: WHO
Diseases linked to lifestyle choices, including diabetes and some cancers, kill 16 million people prematurely each year, the World Health Organization said Jan. 19, urging action to stop the "slow-moving public health disaster".
Russia lists transgender people among those unfit to drive
New Russian road safety regulations bar transsexuals, transvestites and others with "sexual disorders" from driving.
The new regulations have been criticized by rights activists, who see them as unconstitutional and part of Russia's crackdown on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
Human tests of Ebola vaccines 'about to begin' in affected countries: WHO
Human tests of two possible Ebola vaccines have proven safe and efficacy tests will begin within weeks in the three west African countries ravaged by the deadly virus, the World Health Organization said Jan. 9.
Novinite's Personalities in the News 2014 Poll Is Open by mid-February
Bulgaria's largest English-language media Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and our Bulgarian-language service Novinite.bg invite you, our readers from around the world, to select Bulgaria's "Personalities in the News" for 2014!
Health worker with Ebola transferred to London hospital
A health worker who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in Britain arrived at a London hospital from Scotland early on Tuesday for treatment after contracting the disease in West Africa.
The woman arrived at the capital's Royal Free hospital, Britain's designated Ebola treatment centre, in an ambulance accompanied by several police vehicles, a Reuters witness said.
Economics of losing weight and other New Year’s Resolutions
One of the most popular New Yearâs Resolutions is losing weight. While some would like to shed off the few extra pounds gained during the holiday season, obesity is an increasing issue throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, more than 2.1 billion people, nearly a third of the global population, are obese.
Head of health insurance fund resigns
Head of health insurance fund resigns
BELGRADE -- The director of the Republic Fund for Health Insurance (RFZO) on Thursday submitted his irrevocable resignation.
The Fund confirmed that Doctor Momcilo Babic had resigned, but did not provide any more details or reasons for his decision.
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Global homicide rates drop, but nearly 500,000 murdered in 2012: UN
Global homicide rates have plunged 16 percent since the beginning of the century, but nearly half a million people were still murdered worldwide in 2012, a UN report said Dec. 10.
New 15-minute test for Ebola to undergo trials in West Africa
A new test designed to rapidly diagnose Ebola virus infection is to be tried out at a treatment centre for the disease in Guinea, international health charity The Wellcome Trust said on Nov. 27.