Dr. Dominic Dixon
Nigeria inundated by floods; UN steps up disease prevention efforts
With over 826,000 people affected by heavy flooding affecting most of Nigeria, humanitarian agencies continue to step up efforts to...
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Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 20, 20182 min read
Yemen: ‘Time is running out’ to head off devastating famine, warns UN food agency chief
As conflict continues to rage in Yemen, leading to widespread economic hardship and a rampant inflation, the World Food Programme (WFP)...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 11, 20184 min read
Global hunger continues to rise | UN Report
821 million people now hungry and over 150 million children stunted, putting hunger eradication goal at risk New evidence continues to...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 9, 20182 min read
WHO airlifts over 500 tons of essential medicines and medical supplies to Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted, through several shipments in August, over 500 tons of essential medicines and medical...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 7, 20184 min read
Toxic algal bloom continues to suffocate Florida’s Gulf Coast
Florida in the United States of America recently declared a state of emergency as a red tide of toxic algae bloomed along its western...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 5, 20183 min read
Inactivity puts physical and mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults at risk | WHO
Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and overall...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 26, 20183 min read
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak spreads to eastern ‘no-go’ zone surrounded by rebels
Rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is escalating inside the vast country’s Ebola-hit North Kivu province,...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 25, 20183 min read
Combat against devastating effects of tobacco can only be won ‘if the UN stands united’
United Nations agencies must join forces at the policy level and refuse interference from tobacco companies in their programmes so the...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 23, 20183 min read
Breastfeeding within an hour after birth is critical for saving newborn lives
An estimated 78 million babies – or three in five – are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at higher risk of death...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 20, 20183 min read
India's stance on SDG 3: Good Health And Well-Being
The Challenge Poor health constitutes suffering and deprivation of the most fundamental kind. Over the years, significant strides have...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 14, 20184 min read
OUT OF DARKNESS AND INTO LIGHT | Story of Azima, a 16-year old girl living with HIV
"I dream about a day when people in my country will stop seeing us, people living with HIV, as threat to society -" Azima I was born...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 13, 20183 min read
Polluting our soils is polluting our future
#StopSoilPollution: 6 reasons why soil pollution should not go unnoticed Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 7, 20181 min read
6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EBOLA
Find out how Ebola is transmitted, who is at risk of infections, what needs to be done to stop the chain of transmission and to stop an...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 5, 20182 min read
Attack on Yemen's largest hospital raises risk of new cholera epidemic
A deadly attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in Yemen in the key port city of Hudaydah has put hundreds of thousands of...
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