Tag: World Health Organisation
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
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 Spain
Spain has one of smallest number of food-related deaths in world
It comes after it emerged in February that Spain is the world’s healthiest country, following analysis by Bloomberg
Doctors in Spain launch three-year plan to eradicate Hepatitis C
According to the WHO there is no current vaccine for Hepatitis C, but in Spain a drug has been deployed since 2015 to treat over 120,000 people
Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?
Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun for cancer? The Olive Press investigates
TOXIC: Air pollution kills more than 6,000 people in Spain every year
Deaths caused by pollution are eight times higher than those caused by car accidents
Pregnant woman tests positive for Zika virus in Spain
Europe's first case confirmed in Catalunya as six more people infected in Spain
Patient safety body determined to eradicate medical errors in Spanish hospitals
Curing Spain’s medical errors
Iberico hams are becoming increasingly sought after worldwide
Spain's prized Iberico hams can’t cure fast enough for China
Bellota and serrano jamon carry no health risk, says Spanish expert
Dr Carlos Alberto Gonzalez was responding to October’s WHO report
Millions in compensation for Spanish firm wrongly accused of massive E. Coli outbreak
A German court ruled that Frunet, in Algarrobo, was wrongly blamed for an outbreak of the disease
Spanish smokers shun ‘magic wand’ e-cigarettes
Spain's venture into the world of e-cigarettes is going up in a puff of smoke.
Heavy air pollution affects 16.8 million Spaniards
A significant amount of the Spanish population are breathing in dangerous levels of pollutants
UPDATE: Hospital staff blame first European Ebola case on substandard equipment
A Spanish nurse has twice tested positive for the disease, blamed on hospital failure to follow protocol
Ebola scare in Alicante given all-clear
An emergency protocol was put in place after a Nigerian man presented symptoms of the deadly virus
Spanish women live the second longest in the world
Figures show the average Spanish woman lived to the ripe-old age of 85.1 years in 2012
La Linea tops Spanish air pollution blacklist
The World Heath Organisation names and shames the most polluted cities
Spanish childcare case provokes international campaign
Officials criticised breastfeeding on demand by mother of child who was taken into care
Spanish noise
Many a writer on Spain has commented on what a noisy country it is. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Spain is the second noisiest country in the world after Japan
Driven barking mad
Spain still clings onto second place in world's noisiest country awards thanks to its over-zealous dogs
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WATCH: Moment ‘super abuela’ pensioner fights supermarket thief with her umbrella in Spain
The thief was attempting to open the cash register in the shop with a small knife, which she tried to wrestle off him
