WHO says “Stop the lies” to tobacco industry

WHO says “Stop the lies” to tobacco industry

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially launches the “Stop the lies” campaign as a vital initiative to protect young people from the tobacco industry and their deadly products, by calling for an end to tobacco industry interference in health policy. This campaign is supported by new evidence from “The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023”, published by … Read more

Programs on Early Childhood Development Needed in PH

Programs on Early Childhood Development Needed in PH

MANILA – Programs on human capital development, specifically Early Childhood Development, are important to address poverty in the country, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said “A human being’s development starts at pregnancy when the mother starts to care for her child at the fetal stage. This is why we need to guarantee care … Read more

Explore vibrant Ho Chi Minh City at Ao Dai Festival 2023

(HCMC – Vietnam) From March 3 to March 31, Ho Chi Minh City welcomes visitors worldwide to experience unique splendors of the 9th Ao Dai Festival with a chain of feisty activities at various destinations throughout the city. The annual festival of Ao Dai is a month-long extravaganza of Vietnam’s rich culture and traditional costumes through … Read more

Elon Musk started a twitter Poll on reinstate Trump’s account, getting 1M votes an hour

Elon Musk started a twitter Poll on reinstate Trump’s account, getting 1M votes an hour

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, caused a stir on Twitter when he started a poll on whether or not to reinstate President Donald Trump’s account. The poll, which was posted to Musk’s personal Twitter account on Saturday, quickly garnered over 1 million votes within an hour. Musk’s tweet came just a … Read more

FIFA World Cup™ players encourage kids to exercise and #BringTheMoves

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FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Qatar and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) launched the #BringTheMoves challenge, encouraging players at the FIFA World Cup 2022™ to meet the celebration challenges presented to them on social media by fans across the globe and encourage youngsters to #BeActive

WHO: immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies

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WHO today launched new guidelines to improve survival and health outcomes for babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or small (under 2.5kg at birth). The guidelines advise that skin to skin contact with a caregiver – known as kangaroo mother care – should start immediately after birth, without any initial period in an incubator. This … Read more