According to the representative of UNICEF, about 85 000 cases of cholera were recorded in Africa this year, 2500 of which ended lethal. This mortality rate is not acceptable high.
Approximately 40 million smokers can die from tuberculosis by 2050. According to the British Medical Journal, the risk of tuberculosis in people who have nicotine dependence is two times higher than those who do not smoke.
Today is World Heart Day, which was first held in 1999 on the initiative of the World Heart Federation, the WHF (World Heart Federation) and was supported by WHO and UNESCO.
In European countries, the incidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis has increased. According to AFP, this was stated by the director of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) Zsuzsanna Jakab (Zsuzsanna Jakab).
The epidemic of dengue fever began in Pakistan. According to the BBC, a dangerous infection spreads among the residents of Punjab province in the east of the country, where at least eight deaths have been recorded.
Next week, the UN General Assembly will hold the first ever summit dedicated to chronic diseases: cancer, diabetes, heart and lung diseases. They account for almost two thirds of deaths (about 36 million).
The authorities in Lahore in eastern Pakistan have transferred all medical facilities to a strengthened regime due to the threat of an epidemic of Dengue fever, the BBC
