Tag Archives : World Health Organization

Health experts warn of a sharp increase in deaths over the next two decades due to the use of asbestos by the construction industry, particularly in developing countries. A joint investigation by the BBC and the Consortium of Investigative Journalists revealed that more than 1 million people could die by 2030 due to illnesses related to substance. Asbestos [...]

Beyond the cloud of ash generated by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland have caused the cancellation of more than 17 thousand flights in Europe, something that caused inconvenience to thousands of people who needed to travel through northern Europe, now comes another problem. Now the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, 16, that is assessing [...]

According to data, only 5% of the world’s population or some 154 million people benefit from anti-smoking laws. Additionally, statistics show that passive smoking is responsible for about 600,000 deaths a year. The anti-tobacco lobby is a lost battle especially in developing countries and emerging economies where smoke-free laws are not strictly implemented, [...]

The Argentine government declared this Friday a holiday for health national administration, which partly affects the private sector in an attempt to halt the advance of swine flu. According to the latest assessment of the WHO (World Health Organization), the disease affected 2,485 people in the country, and causing 60 deaths. The opponents of this [...]

The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, said this Thursday, at the opening of an international forum on swine influenza in Mexico, that the spread of H1N1 virus around the world “can not be more contained. ” “From what we see today, with more than 100 countries recording cases of influenza, since [...]

The mayor of Buenos Aires, declared state of emergency health in this Tuesday to help control the spread of swine flu, which caused at least two deaths in the country. He asked that residents stay at home as much as possible until the next Friday, so that the health authorities coordinate efforts to combat the disease. With the new cases, the number [...]