COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four million cases reported in the past week alone, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The UN health agency, in its latest update, attributed the uptick to “substantial” caseload increases of 33 per cent in the Western Pacific and 37 per cent in the Eastern Mediterranean – where coronavirus fatalities also rose 48 and 31 per cent, respectively. The number of deaths in the four remaining WHO regions of Africa, Americas, Europe and South-East…
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World Diabetes Day: WHO announces Global Diabetes Compact
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the Global Diabetes Compact, a comprehensive and inclusive approach to support countries in implementing effective programmes for the prevention and management of diabetes. WHO gave the announcement in a statement on its website to commemorate the World Diabetes Day, globally celebrated on November 14. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. “WHO is announcing the Global Diabetes Compact, a comprehensive…
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