Health
Serbs are getting fatter: You are running into diabetes
Every fifth citizen of Serbia has a severe form of obesity. More than half of the population struggles with excess weight. Every eighth child is obese
The war in Gaza
Pauses in fighting yield results: A quarter of children in Gaza vaccinated
More than 161.000 children under the age of 10 were vaccinated in central Gaza during the first two days of the campaign, surpassing the target of around 150.000 in two days.
Heat
WHO: 175.000 people die annually from extreme heat in the European region
The Director of the World Health Organization for Europe Hans Henry P. Kluge pointed out that people in the European region pay the highest price for extreme heat and that in the European region heat stroke is the leading cause when it comes to deaths caused by climate change.
Health
Immunization of children is in place for one year
More than half of the unvaccinated children live in 31 countries characterized by fragile and unstable environments plagued by armed conflict. A glimmer of light is the increase in the number of girls getting vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV)
Health care
A new respiratory disease appeared in China, and whooping cough in Serbia
WHO asks Beijing for information on undiagnosed respiratory disease, and Batut reports the return of whooping cough, a disease that was eradicated
The World
The WHO is rocking the biggest scandal in the organization's history
UN health agency staff sexually abused more than 100 women in Congo during the deadly Ebola outbreak. To help the victims, the WHO paid them $250 each
Society
Vaccination: Aversion and fear come from fake news
The World Health Organization and immunologists agree that the reluctance of a number of people comes from ignorance of the topic of vaccination itself. Therefore, as they point out, it is important to convey to them the right information and results based on science and evidence
News
Monkeypox: A name that won't offend anyone
The name of the disease "monkey pox" threatens to cause the mass killing of monkeys around the world, despite the fact that they have long been the main carriers, while substrains named after African toponyms cast a stigma on the African continent. That is why the WHO submitted an initiative to change the name of the virus
News
Monkey pox: Europe buys vaccines, Serbia listens to instructions
Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries. Belgium introduced quarantine. The World Health Organization believes that there is no need for mass vaccination
News
A new virus: Omicron has arrived in Europe
On Friday, a new strain of the coronavirus, Omicron, was registered in Europe, which infected the passengers of two planes from the Republic of South Africa. Restrictions for travelers from that African region have been introduced by many European countries, Canada, Australia, Japan and the USA.