At least 1,5 billion dollars are needed to address major health emergencies due to international conflicts, weather events and expanding viruses. WHO on the front line
The Piedmontese diagnostic company has announced the commercialization of the pair of primers that will be used both to validate molecular tests for diagnostic purposes and for research
We publish in its entirety the chilling letter-testimony sent to FIRSTonline by some humanitarian workers documenting the ongoing genocide in Tigray, the tormented region of Northern Ethiopia
Two days of debate with public policy experts from around the world to testify the importance of encouraging the reduction of smoking harm for the regulation of a thriving and protected sector. Roberto Sussman (physicist):“In the science of tobacco and nicotine, politics has taken over and science is in…
A study by the Swiss company IQ Air found that out of 106 countries examined, only 24 meet WHO standards. However, in many cities PM 2,5 particles have also decreased by double digits.
Immediately after taking office, the new US president canceled Trump's most controversial measures - The United States returns to the Paris agreement, about-face on leaving the WHO - Mask obligation in federal territories
The task of the regional commission set up by the World Health Organization will be to coordinate health policies at European level, "also building a consensus around the recommendations".
During World No Tobacco Day 2020, a group of independent experts strongly criticized the WHO's retrograde approach to new technology products such as electronic cigarettes which they consider much less risky than smoking and which continue…
The chaos over the masks continues: should we use them or not? Some Italian regions have decided to force citizens to wear them, but the new WHO guidelines go in another direction - Here's everything you need to know
Confusion is great about masks, which are almost no longer available - We have collected the opinions of experts to understand if masks are useful for healthy people and for those who have contracted the virus - Here are all the ways to use them…
According to the World Health Organization, 7 million people die every year in the world due to environmental pollution - 7% of deaths concern children under 15 years of age
The seventh edition of the framework convention on tobacco of the World Health Organization is held until 12 November in New Delhi: the goal is to combat tobacco consumption in the world, where estimates speak of a billion smokers in the…
While in Italy, according to the latest data from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, there are 11,5 million smokers, over 20% of the population, according to data from the Swedish government, only 2015% of young Swedes smoked in 6: here is the reason why…
The World Health Organization claims that e-cigarettes are less toxic than traditional cigarettes but that they can have harmful effects - On the contrary, many scholars claim that "electronic cigarettes are helping millions of people to stop smoking" and…
The World Health Organization has expressed its intention to exclude many countries, including the world's major tobacco producers (such as Italy, which is first in Europe), from the next conference in New Delhi which will take measures to reduce consumption Of…