UN report exposes torture, rape in Southeast Asia’s multi-billion-dollar scam centres
Behind the staggering profits lies what the report calls a “litany of abuse” affecting hundreds of thousands of people from…
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Power of Connection – Wikinews, the free news source
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Can traditional medicine strengthen modern healthcare? An expert weighs in
Exploring evidence-based uses of traditional medicine, like ginger to treat nausea, is one of the topics at the second World Health Organization (WHO) summit dedicated to…
Ending violence against women ‘a matter of dignity, equality and human rights’
Instead, she found herself tied to a man who “changed from being kind to being a monster.” He would beat…
Mind over machine: UN urges ethical guardrails for brain tech revolution
It seems like science fiction, or even magic: the ability to communicate, control a computer or move a robotic limb…
Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis
The landmark survey, funded under WHO/Europe’s project with the European Commission – coinciding with World Mental Health Day – analysed…
‘Never be afraid to ask for help’: Ukrainians scarred by war find space to heal
“I saw people running away, so I joined them,” recalls 88-year-old Yuri, thinking back to the day he left Ukraine.…
Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly
Although the subject of mental health has been raised in previous years, it will get top billing at the event,…
‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually
Speaking on World Suicide Prevention Day, which is marked annually on 10 September, WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “each life lost…
Ukraine: Russian strike on village kills over 20, mostly pensioners
The attack on Yarova injured nearly 20 others. Many elderly civilians have decided to stay at home in frontline communities, despite…