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March 2025, Doha, Qatar – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy concluded a successful official visit to Qatar aimed at strengthening
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WHO EMRO | Addressing plastic pollution: a call to action on World Environment Day | News
5 June 2025, Cairo, Egypt – World Environment Day 2025 will be observed on 5 June. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this year’s campaign focuses on tackling plastic pollution, urging countries, organizations, and individuals to act together to protect the planet. While plastics have benefits, including energy savings and resource conservation, the rising plastic pollution poses a significant threat to our planet and health. Around the globe, plastic pollution is contaminating water supplies, food sources, and the air we breathe. As plastics break down, they enter the food chain. Microplastics have been detected in human arteries, lungs, brains, and breast milk. Global plastic consumption is projected to reach 516 million tonnes this year, and if current consumption patterns continue, it will rise to
Baxter International voluntarily recalling of Heparin Sodium in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection to the consumer level due to the potential for elevated endotoxin levels based on issues related to the bacterial endotoxin test specific to lot number N008235.
Thal Golden Spices Inc. of Hayward, CA is recalling 640 Packs of “Bikano Moong Dal 350g because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, […]