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Health warning: Disease eradicated in Spain is surging in Europe at an ‘alarming’ rate, says the WHO

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it has detected an ‘alarming’ increase in measles cases in Europe over the last year, and is calling

25 Jan, 2024 @ 10:44

Health·Lead·Other News

WHO announces that the Covid ‘public health emergency’ is finally over – but with caveats

THE Covid-19 pandemic is officially finally over, according to the World Health Organisation. The director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the announcement after the fifteenth meeting

8 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Health·Lead

Nursing home places 'inadequate' in Andalucia and Valencia regions of Spain

‘Not enough’ nursing home places in Andalucia and Valencia regions of Spain

ANDALUCIA and the Valencia Community are not providing enough nursing home places for people aged 65 and over. The claim is made in a report

25 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

First ever cases in Spain of humans catching avian flu are confirmed

First ever cases of humans catching avian flu are confirmed in Spain

THE first ever cases of avian flu among humans in Spain have been confirmed by the World Health Organisation(WHO). The two infections were among farm

5 Nov, 2022 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·National News

Andalucia’s suicide rate is higher than Spain’s average

ONE person killed themselves every 14 hours in Andalucia during 2020, according to the Junta. Some 793 people died as a consequence of suicide in

3 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Spain reports first child deaths caused by acute hepatitis in Andalucia and Murcia regions

TWO children have died of acute hepatitis in the Andalucia and Murcia regions of Spain. They are the first deaths of youngsters in the country

5 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Motorists stick to older polluting diesel cars in Spain as electric vehicle sales flounder

City centre restrictions to cut high polluting cars start next year in Spain

HIGH polluting older cars will be banned from centres of large cities in Spain next year with the creation of low emission zones. The new

22 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

Coronavirus may never go away according to World Health Organisation

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus may never go away.

14 May, 2020 @ 14:48

Health·Lead

World Health Organisation issues warning to Spain’s smokers over coronavirus

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a statement urging smokers to quit the habit to help prevent a second wave of COVID-19. Released on

13 May, 2020 @ 11:16

Health·Lead

Spain’s parents SLAM school dinners as 94% say canteens ‘need improvement’ amid obesity epidemic

The findings will make tough reading for schools, as just 24% of parents said that school dinners came with information about the ingredients used

1 May, 2019 @ 15:52

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Spanish girls second most obese in Europe and boys fourth most, as Mediterranean diet in decline

A ‘decline’ in the Mediterranean diet, which includes, fish, nuts, olive oil, fruit and vegetables, has been blamed by scientists for the poor results of

30 Apr, 2019 @ 11:04

Health·Lead·National News