Action Plan to Halt Malaria Drug Resistance
Action Plan to Halt Malaria Drug Resistance

The United Nations health agency launched a new action plan to halt the spread of resistance to artemisinin, the world’s most potent treatment for malaria, warning that the tremendous gains made in recent years against the disease are under threat.

Asian HIV/Aids database launched
Asian HIV/Aids database launched

A new UN-backed website has launched providing details of HIV/AIDS prance in the Asia Pacific region, bringing together a host of resources on the disease for researchers, healthcare providers and government officials.

The UN tackles noncommunicable diseases
The UN tackles noncommunicable diseases

The United Nations General Assembly has recently adopted resolution in Geneva on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases – mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes – which kill nearly 35 million people each year, including almost 9 million before the age of 60.

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