International

  Paris, France – Fewer than a quarter of the 15 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide this year have access to safe and proper surgery, researchers said. Surgery is the ...

  Lagos, Nigeria  – The World Health Organization on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries, hailing a “historic achievement” more than a year after the last recorded case ...

  Paris, France – An investment of $97-184 billion (87-165 billion euros) could make life-saving radiotherapy accessible to most people who need it by 2035 and save millions of lives, research ...

  La Paz, Bolivia – Bolivia has a novel idea to cut down the salt intake of its people: banish it from restaurant tables. [pq]About a third of Bolivia’s population suffers ...

  London, United Kingdom – Britain on Tuesday welcomed the first of the 20,000 Syrian refugees that it has pledged to relocate from camps in countries neighbouring the war-torn nation, according ...

  Washington, United States – Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Tuesday to limit prescription medicine costs, challenging the US pharmaceutical industry after the price for one drug skyrocketed ...

  London, United Kingdom – “Alarming” rates of smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity in Europe could set back progress in reducing premature mortality, the World Health Organisation said in a report ...

  Washington, United States – Three people convicted over a nationwide salmonella outbreak were sentenced Monday to tough sentences of up to 28 years in prison, the US Justice Department said. ...

  Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Cuban and US diplomats hailed a “historic opportunity” on Thursday to work together to improve Haiti’s dilapidated health care system. Havana and Washington restored diplomatic ties earlier ...

  Baghdad, Iraq – A suspected cholera outbreak has killed four people west of Baghdad, where vulnerable displaced populations have been affected by the lack of clean water, health officials said. ...