Health
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Transplantation: WHO Reports 173,727 Organ Transplants in 2024—Yet They Meet Less Than 10% of Global Needs
KEY FACTS A record 173,727 solid organ transplants were performed worldwide in 2024, representing a 2% increase over 2023 and…
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Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine: The Practices WHO Reports Billions Use—But Research Funding Remains Under 1%
KEY FACTS Billions of people worldwide rely on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM), with 67% of countries reporting that…
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Trachoma: The Blinding Eye Disease WHO Reports Has Been Eliminated in 28 Countries — But 102.6 Million People Still at Risk
KEY FACTS Trachoma causes blindness or visual impairment in approximately 1.9 million people worldwide and accounts for 1.4% of all…
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Tobacco: The 8 Million Annual Deaths WHO Calls “One of the Biggest Public Health Threats Ever”
KEY FACTS Tobacco kills over 8 million people annually worldwide—more than 7 million from direct use and 1.3 million non-smokers…
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Tick-Borne Encephalitis: The Viral Brain Infection Spreading Across Europe as Climate Change Extends Tick Season
KEY FACTS Approximately 10,000–12,000 clinical cases of tick-borne encephalitis are reported annually, though this figure significantly underestimates actual burden due…
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Tetanus: The ‘Silent Killer’ That’s Claimed 95% Fewer Newborn Lives in 30 Years
KEY FACTS Global tetanus vaccination programs reduced newborn deaths by 95% over the last 30 years, from approximately 200,000 deaths…
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Taeniasis and Cysticercosis: A Preventable Parasitic Disease Causing 30% of Epilepsy Cases in Endemic Regions
KEY FACTS Taenia solium causes 30% of epilepsy cases in endemic areas where people and free-roaming pigs live together, rising…
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Congenital Syphilis Cases Surge Globally: WHO Data Reveals Preventable Tragedy Affecting 660,000 Newborns Annually
Key Facts: WHO and Syphilis WHO estimates 7.1 million new syphilis infections occur globally each year among adults aged 15-49…
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WHO Reports Alarming Setbacks on Sustainable Development Health Targets as 2030 Deadline Looms
Key Facts: WHO and Sustainable Development The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include 17 interconnected objectives adopted by all UN Member…
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Suicide Prevention: 703,000 Deaths Annually and the Policy Gaps That Keep Failing Families
Key Facts 703,000 people die by suicide globally each year — one person every 45 seconds 77% of global suicides…
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Stillbirth: 1.9 Million Babies Lost Annually in Tragedy That Remains Invisible
Key Facts 2.0 million stillbirths occur globally every year, according to WHO — one every 16 seconds 98% of stillbirths…
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Substandard and Falsified Medical Products: The Hidden Crisis Killing 250,000 Children Annually
Key Facts An estimated 1 in 10 medical products in low and middle-income countries is substandard or falsified, according to…
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Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases: The Intestinal Worm Infections Affecting 1.5 Billion People
Key Facts An estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide—nearly 20% of the global population—are infected with soil-transmitted helminths, according to WHO…
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Social Determinants of Health: Why Your ZIP Code Matters More Than Your Genetic Code
Key Facts Social determinants of health cause health inequities responsible for avoidable differences in life expectancy exceeding 20 years between…
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Snakebite Envenoming: The Neglected Crisis Killing 138,000 People Annually
Key Facts Snakebite envenoming causes an estimated 81,000 to 138,000 deaths annually worldwide, according to WHO data Between 400,000 and…
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