world mental health like this feels particularly worthy of attention by the twenty thirty depression is expected to be the world's leading cause of ill health and according to the world health organization one in four people will experience some form of mental ill health and yet the condition current receives less than one percent of global this is the final in our series of reports on world mental health and how. the countries of northern europe sweden norway denmark and finland regularly feature among the world's happiest and why do so many people report being unhappy. alone one in five young women point to rising stress levels affecting their mental health. i think that we have a lot of pressure being perfect. and achieving things and not listening and slowing down. it's expected that by twenty thirty depression will be the world's leading cause of ill health at the fountain house group of international clubhouses they're focusing on something conventional treatments sometimes overlook the person behind the illness hospitals doctors medications all important but they don't have the resources or perhaps the goals to build relationships and once you get to know somebody you can see bey

in twenty ten the world health organization officially adopted this combination as the new first line therapy for callas are in east africa it's the first movement in half a century and dr aramis deros has been leading the way. our previous regimen was so depressed we're going to commit four set a few days with a combination we're able to shorten that regimen to seventeen days that's good yes indeed and if you can see was more cement factors and so you managed to kill ninety five percent of patients where is the new combination is that much better than before well in terms of if it is more or less similar. now but in terms of. hospital hospitals day is it shortened or spittal base to seventeen that's the biggest tournament. vist to drug combination therapy is safe and has almost half the hospital stay of the earlier treatment. that's a crucial reduction for both patients eager to return to work and the health sector struggling to accommodate everyone currently all twenty six beds here are full. plate everything is love it must be nice to meet if you're welcomed this is it yes leishman

cases of cholera in august that's up from fewer than five hundred in june according to the world health organization thirty percent of the cases are children under the age of five that's according to the world health organization data residents say intensified fighting in june damaged the water supplies which mean of course the summer spike in cholera. about one million people in northern yemen living on the verge of famine in makeshift camps they are in an area controlled by the hoofy rebels it's being targeted by the saudi and erotic coalition and that is making it difficult for aid to get in bernard smith reports now from neighboring djibouti. you can safely bet with a spoon at the ready this girl is thinking of her next meal but she doesn't know when it will be where it will come from in northern yemen as many as a million people are living in camps beyond the reach of aid groups while yemen isn't officially in a state of famine it must feel like it here. lunch has been cooking for two hours and it's not ready yet we have no gas or proper firewood we are under siege and we have nothing some of t

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well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the world health organization has warned that the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo could worsen dramatically the w.h.o. stopped short of declaring an official public health emergency but said there is a danger of the potentially fatal disease spreading to neighboring countries israel has conducted twenty year strikes on gaza and closed its border with the palestinian territory this after a rocket fired from gaza struck a house in southern israel early on wednesday israel blames hamas which governs in gaza for the rocket attack but the militant group has denied responsibility the united nations special envoy for syria will reportedly step down at the end of november stefan that mysterious is the third person to fill the position during the seven year syrian conflict after more than four years in the row he told the un security council today that he is leaving for personal reasons the investigation into the disappearance of a saudi journalist has wide net adds turkish police entered the residenc

countries are meeting in malaysia to discuss the latest scientific breakthroughs on cancer the world health organization says cancer is the world's second biggest killer every six deaths in the world is from cancer related diseases and it says one third of cancer deaths are a result of our behavior like smoking or drinking too much and eating badly up to half of cancers could be avoided with a more healthy lifestyle sanchia rhonda as president of the union for international cancer control she says wider political will is required to address the problem. so what we're saying is as countries rise up the development index cancer becomes one of those diseases that is more prevalent and the absence of early detection systems so particularly screening for bell breast and cervical cancers and inherently the infrastructure to provide surgery right therapy and came with therapy manes that most people are diagnosed late and therefore don so we see the biggest. difference in something like childhood cancer where in a developed country the survival is between eighty and ninety percent and in the least developed par

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that is some of the other stories making news around the world the world health organization has warned that the outbreak in the democratic republic of congo could worsen dramatically. stop short of declaring that official public health emergency but said there's a danger of a potentially fatal disease that could spread to neighboring countries. protesters trying to stop women from entering one of india's most sacred hindu sites have been forcefully removed by police the country's top court ruled that the. temple in the southern part of the country must allow women of all ages to enter the traditionalists including some women are opposed to the decision. israel's conducted twenty asterix of gaza and closed its border with the palestinian territory this after a rocket fired from gaza struck a house in southern israel home wednesday israel blames hamas which governs in gaza for the rocket attack but the biggest group denies responsibility. the united nations special envoy for syria is to step down at the end of november stuff and to mr wright is the third person to fill the position in wh

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earlier we spoke to tara he also referred to as with the world health organization in geneva he says the security situation in beni is causing great danger to the spreading of the ebola virus in the region. this is how people who should be in treatment center do not come forward this is how we cannot vaccinate all those who are eligible for vaccination and that obviously it will create situation where we'll not be able to tackle the bowler we understand we while talking with the population and danny that everyone is concerned about ebola but again the population feels that the authorities including international component is failing to provide them with the security and therefore mistrust against ebola responders may come as well and we have seen occasionally that the community would not accept interventions from from our teams and again we hope that situation will improve so we can go directly into community and do all these things we need to do because there is no really a magic bullet against the boy it's a it's a it's really hard work and it will take weeks and months before we ar

or talk more about this i'm joined now by tariq just on a beach in geneva he is with the world health organization thanks very much for being with us so how concerned is your going to zation about this how how bad could things get. well the this is a very big concern for us and it's a serious setback for the response against ebola outbreak we have seen in the past that following attacks such as this one it took place on saturday there were protests in the city and these protests would put on hold all the response teams and then that would result obviously increased number of cases what happened yesterday is that our teams were not able to go out and do the all the measures that normally we are doing going to treatment centers following people who are in contact tracing program conducting burial save burials and also trying to do a lot of work to rework and vaccinate people so basically every time there is a security incident but the population is as you have shown in your in your report are demanding security from your territories but also this increases the mistrust to all the ebola responders th

the world health organization has warned that the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo could worsen dramatically the w.h.o. stopped short of declaring an official public health emergency but said there is a danger of the potentially fatal disease spreading to neighboring countries. and a ball gary at suspect has been charged of the rape in killing of television journalist victoria mahdi nova after his extradition from germany he denies he raped and intentionally killed but authorities say his d.n.a. matches evidence at the crime scene. u.s. president donald trump has asked turkish authorities to hand over an audiobook ording that is said to prove that missing journalist jamal khashoggi was tortured and killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul turkey investigators have conducted new searches at consular properties in the city a columnist for the washington post who was highly critical of the saudi government then its more than two weeks ago his disappearance has led high level business and political representatives to pull out of a saudi investment conference next week

the world health organization has warrants that the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo could worsen dramatically w.h.o. stopped short of declaring an official public health emergency but said that there is a danger of the potentially fatal disease spreading to neighboring countries. israel has conducted twenty air strikes on gaza and closed its border with the palestinian territory this after a rocket fired from gaza struck a house in southern israel early on wednesday israel blames hamas which governs in gaza for the rocket attack but the militant group has denied responsibility. u.s. president donald trump has asked turkish authorities to hand over an audio recording that is said to prove that missing journalist jamal khashoggi was tortured and killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul turkey besta gaiters have conducted new searches at consular properties in the city after vanished over two weeks ago growing international an ease overcome case has led to hide level business and political representatives pulling out of a saudi investment conference next week including

. >> a new report from the world health organization has laid out the devastating effects of air pollution. it says it leads to the deaths of 600,000 children every year. the study found that more than 90% of the world's young people are breathing in toxic air, calling air pollution the new tobacco and it is causing more deaths per year than smoking. >> a public health timebomb harming the health of billions more. breathing in dangerously toxic air, a figure that is having particularly devastating consequences for children. everyday, we are talking almost 93% of the children worldwide. 100,000 of them die every year because of lower risk. >> sulfate and black carbon are often concentrated near the levels, resulting in higher exposure to toxic air. of increasing the likelihood complilications such as asthma d chronic diseases. the who are hoping it supports action to reduce emissions. bolivia, they have seen a vast improvement implementing a series of eco-friendly measures. >> a thing people have become more aware over time. obviously, one of the main focus was improving public transportati

the world. the world health organization has warned the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo couldorsen dramatically. the w.h.h.o. stopped short of declaring an official public health emergency, but there is a danger that the possibly fatal disease could spread to neighboring countries. protesters trying to stop women from entering one of india's most sacred hindu sites have been forcefully moved by police. the country's top court has ruled that the temple in the southern part of the country mumust allow women of all ages o enter. but traditionalists, including some women, are opposed to the decision. israel has conducted 20 air strikes on gaza and closed its border witith the paleststinian territitory after a a rocket fid from gaza struck a house in southern israel early wednesday. isisrael blames hamas, which goveverns in gaza, for the rocot attack. the militant group denies responsibility. the investigation into the disappearance of a saudi journalist has widened as turkish police entered the residence of the saudi consul in istanbul. they are looking for clues in what they say

pockets of fighters to eradicate the group yemen's cholera outbreak is accelerating rapidly the world health organization is saying about ten thousand suspected cases and are reported every week nearly a third of the cases affect children under five deflect on treated you can kill a young person within hours intensified fighting between the saudi led coalition and toothy rebels is damaged much of the country's water supply which may have caused the spike in the disease. to stay with us are not just their next stop it's my nigeria more news for your to that i phone or. i'm going. to. run through. my nigeria is a few plants beautiful things as well as some things that may be perceived as. a land with potential. my name is d.l.'s able this is my nigeria. one morning ok where is the the one the one was doing. push it back i'll let you lean back. i think is to stuff i think you need to put a line like the line yes yes exactly. that that they get me so well so already she knows exactly yes. this is tenney single she is the creative designer for the crown mabel under the house. and she also happens to be my dau

in an attempt to control the disease the world health organization recommends that every child in affected areas receive a free dose of the drug prezi quanto once a year. i don't i'm not. going to want to. it's not the first time i do has had to take the drug he has lived with just to summarize this for some time and they're going to be the vote of all the government i'm wondering defames on new name you know google it to don't know what. another part of our job as health representative is to ensure that all children get their treatment. that would mean we. won that year was the logic of leading down a good many different lou this is about our border there would have been. a dog up for. good don't know when the top would sum i mean listen. to the throughout it all morning. the number of pills a child needs is determined by the height. of . the. market now and then and for michael but he'll get up and i'm not going to be. me down we'll get to. zero. in the summer i. mean my island enough but the hole in some. bigger children need to swallow a number of pills in a single dose a tough challen

last year air pollution was on average four times the maximum considered acceptable by the world health organization and the air was considered clean only thirty eight days last year the countless building sites also generate a lot of dust high rise apartment blocks are going up all over the city the authorities ignored the problem of air pollution for a long time now it's a priority issue. a workshop about air quality was recently held for students at this school for the first time it was organized by the german air pollution consultants and a vietnamese ngo green id. the school uniform includes the. red scarf of the communist young pioneers movement vietnam is after all a one party socialist state. the idea is for such workshops to become a regular feature in schools here young people need to know how dangerous pollution is especially for them at this event the students divided into teams for a q. and a session what illnesses to small cause what can you do about air pollution who is most affected. pupils were rewarded for giving the right answers. and they can pass on what they learn and. i think

institutions in the world the government medical institutions the food and drug administration the center for disease control the european medicines agency the world health organization they're all a hundred plus percent behind this vaccine and what's important in this country that most people don't know is once the centers for disease control recommends federally recommend a vaccine then the end of story was the. liability protection they don't have any litigation risk so people can go if they're injured to a regular court room and sue so that's a huge incentive then when governments actually push these vaccines there's mandates kids can't go to school without him that's already true in three states you know they don't have marketing expenses and then you know they work very closely with legislators so they have people saying ah this is life saving this is preserving the health so it's it's it's very entangled. interesting one of the things i think is a major issue is that in developing nations for those who are on the lower end of the financial spectrum vaccines are sort of unavoidable the only people who get to like say i'm not going to take them or keep their chi

so on the next slide, we have a little bit about the world health organization framework for global, age-friendly communities. so we base our domaines on the domaines assigned by world health and right now in our -- in the phase we're in is implementation. and we're in the middle of a five-year planning process. the first year was specific task force of 27 members and members of the public, who then develop up to 200 recommendations across eight domains, which somehow we narrowed into 24 recommendations and goals for the next three years. it was a very exciting and thoughtful process to be a part of. so, again, in this effort, we're looking at seniors, folks with disabilities, those with age-related cognitive impairment and also caregivers, so we can maintain a collaborative strategy. so on the next slide, talks about our eight domains. and i will be focusing in a second on resiliency and emergency preparedness. other domains that we're looking at with defined goals is around community support and health, engagement, technology, employment, housing, transportation and outdoor spaces.

well here's a look at some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the world health organization has mourned that the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo could worsen dramatically if the w.h.o. stopped short of declaring an official public health emergency but said there is a danger of the potentially fatal disease spreading to neighboring countries protesters trying to stop women from entering one of india's most sacred hindu sites have been forcefully moved by police the country's top court has ruled that the sabah ramallah temple in the southern part of the country must allow women of all ages to enter but traditional is including some women are opposed to that decision. israel has conducted twenty years strikes on gaza and closed its border with the pilot palestinian territory this after a rocket fired from gaza struck a house in southern israel early on wednesday israel blames hamas which governs in gaza for the rocket attack but the militant group has denied responsibility of the investigation into the disappearance of a saudi journalist has y. as turkish

the world health organization calls a crisis meeting as the deadly ebola virus spreads in the north of the democratic republic of congo. and. first go to nigeria where another aid worker has been killed by islamist extremists how a leaman i was kidnapped back in march along with two other women a breakaway faction of islamist a group boko haram has announced her murder following the expiration of a deadline on monday they killed one of the other aid workers in september a third woman is still being held the group calling itself the islamic state of west africa province snatched women from the remote town of run in borno state a family devastated. for seven months mamma has been clinging to hope hope that her daughter would come home. then home gave way to grief. and left a family bereft. howell the man's father gave voice to their anguish. i remember. this. well. with. humility. and. and. just. sure they show the kind due to him and i will remember him for a while. in march how i left the comfort of home to help vulnerable women in an area ravaged by boko haram militants her family des

to the >>> meanwhile, the world health organization is counting the number o peopleffected by toxic air pollution. the number includes 600,000 pe ole. almost a them in poor countries in asia and africa. 9 out of 10 people on the planet breathen toxic air. >> there could be a new warning label to help with a sesame allergy. the food and drug administration is considering adding it as an foods.y on packaged there's currently milk, fish, shellfish, anuts, tree nuts, soybeans and wheat. while it may ben aroduct it may only be listed as natural ceavors or spi on the label. even though they may be rare, they can still be deadly. >> for many of you going up to new york city for the holidays is an annual tradition. >> it's pretty up there. >> we're getting a look at this year's official christmas tree. it comes from upstate new york. it stands 72 feet tall, it's about 75 years old and weighs 12 tons. it will be cn down about a week and will be lit in manhattan on november 28th. you can watch the lighting of the christmas tree live heren nbc 4. >> i i light the city center tree the saturday afte

meeting in malaysia to discuss the latest scientific breakthroughs related to the disease the world health organization says cancer is the world's second biggest killer an estimated one in six people will die from cancer related diseases it also says a third of cancer deaths are the result of our behavior like smoking or drinking too much and eating badly after half of cancers could be avoided by living a more healthy lifestyle what hole or sanchia around is president of the union for international cancer control she says why the political will is needed to address the problem. so what we're saying is as countries rise up the development index cancer becomes one of those diseases that is more prevalent and the absence of early detection systems so particularly screening for bell breast and cervical cancers and inherently the infrastructure to provide surgery right a therapy and came with therapy remains that most people are diagnosed late and therefore died so we see the biggest. difference in something like childhood cancer where in a developed country the survival is between eighty and ninety percent

according to a study by the world health organization, 42% of people in germany are couch potatoes. at's more than the global average. in kuwait, it may apply to as many as 67% of the population. and that's bad for our health, too. too little exercise can give rise to diabetes, heart and circulation disorders, and weight problems. 2.3 billion people were overweight in 2016. in the small town of naron in northwest spain, people are actively tackling the issue. reporter: hard as it may be, they set off at 7:00 in the morning. and carlos pineiro knows only too well just how hard it can be. that's why the general practitioner always accompanies his patients on their daily walk. 20 to 40 people take part depending on the weather. some are overweight, others have heart problems or diabetes. but after three-quarters of an hour, they all feel great. jose: my friends are all round like barrels, drink too much beer, and then it's coffin here we come. carlos, our doctor, says move around, don't eat so much, don't take so many pills, that's healthier. and i'm trying to do that. reporter: you don

we -- we have one of the most inefficient health care systems in the world yet we pay double of anybody else in the world. we ranked 25 or 26 in the last world health organization. >> do you want a single-payer system? wouldn't that simplify things? >> it simplifies but doesn't necessarily make better. >> would it make it cheaper? >> i think you could argue that yes it would make it cheaper and not have better results. i would rather see a market-driven system that individuals -- that we do what we do best in this country, where we demand the best for less. we demand that competition key people on their toes and you want the next best innovation, which would totally support innovation and access go hand-in-hand. what have gotten turned upside down is that the consumer is not playing a role in driving competition. when you are looking at over-the-counter medicine you are deciding what brand. do you want generic? do you want the brand? those decisions and you understand financially what you are going to put out. if we could make health care work in a way that you are .esponsible and driving that this market response pretty rapidly. you see the amazing evolution o

humans it's a close cousin to smallpox which killed hundreds of millions of people before the world health organization eradicated it in the one nine hundred eighty s. with vaccines only two stocks of smallpox remain one held by russia and the other by the united states for research purposes the new work is raising troubling questions about how terrorists could use modern biotechnology even governments are known to experiment in bio warfare which makes these sort of studies particularly concerning on a global scale critics argue that the paper demonstrates how you can synthesize a deadly pathogen and gives way too much detail the information on how to do it and now microbiologist are worried that that same kind of technique can be used to revive smallpox while there's a smallpox vaccine many are worried that the virus strains could be manipulated in a way that the vaccine would not work a move that could put the population at risk of a lethal pandemic if the virus was released as a terrorist bioweapon the study has reignited the long running debate on how science should be regulated reporting in new yo

the crucial tracking of suspected ebola casewere called off. streets usually crowded with white government and world health organization vehicles were empty. u.n. pea streets.patrolled the after last night's attack, international health workers and congolese doctors have bn told to stay inside. pitatients in this ho's ebola ward are still receiving treatment, but all activities outside have been put on hold. dr. n'djoloko tambwe is in charge of the congolese government ebola response. >> after a nht like last night, health workers are exhausted since three were shots all night. there are people who have never experienced that before, so you need to give them moral support so they can get back to work. >> reporter: he tells me that after years of fighting and neglect, mistrust of local and international institutions and authority runs deep. >> ( translated ): the congolese government is criticized for not doing enough to make it safe. the u.n. is judged to be complicit in the massacres here and for not protecting the populationxcept for a few battalions. and n.g.o.s, people think they are here just to make money. >> reporter: then, there's p

the internment program. now mental health problems are on the rise in every country in the world the world health organization says depression is expected to become the leading cause of illness by twenty thirty but it found that no countries investing enough to tackle the problem join a whole went to sweden regularly voted one of the world's happiest countries to visit a group going above and beyond to help. the countries of northern europe sweden norway denmark and finland regularly feature among the world pierced then why do so many people report being unhappy sweden alone one in five young women point to rising stress levels affecting their mental health i think that we have a lot of pressure being perfect. and achieving things and not listening and slowing down. it's expected that by twenty thirty depression will be the world's leading cause of ill health at the fountain house group of international clubhouses they're focusing on something conventional treatment sometimes overlook the person behind the illness hospitals doctors medications are important but they don't have the resources or perhaps the goa

claims that the chemical in question is carcinogenic despite repeated warnings made by the world health organization on this very issue and one cultural expert we spoke to says the chemicals impact may only become evident over time. you know you don't see. animals and plants keeling over and dying. in an immediate manner the problems are related to much more subtle effects on ecosystems and on human health that are linked to the sheer amount of blind society that is being used and i believe it is essential that more research is done the science is not clear but to turn around and say that they used to go on to say contending how besides save does not sit with the overall science. up and coming in the program here on our t.v. today we now see on starting this thursday the start of nato's largest war game since the end of the cold war right along russia's borders that story and much more customer. they put themselves on the line they did accept the reject. so when you want to present. it to the right person this is what the local. people are. interested in the water. right now it's. a delegation of sy

claims that the chemical in question is carcinogenic despite repeated warnings made by the world health organization on this very issue and i go cultural expert we spoke to says the chemicals impact may only become evident over time. you know you don't see. animals and plants keeling over and dying. in an immediate manner the problems are related to much more subtle effects on ecosystems and on human health that are linked to the sheer amount of blind society that is being used and i believe it is essential that more research is done the science is not clear but to turn around and say that the use of. contending how decides it does not sit with the overall science. still to come here on the program on the delegation of syrian opposition forces is set to meet with the russian foreign minister here in moscow inside twenty four hours about just. after world war two we ruled the world we have the most gold we have this down this currency we low interest rates and we were american century ready to go. like the awful good lottery winner that blows it all here we are twenty eight having kind of well. you k

. >>> reuters reports the world health organization says it will convene an emergency meeting to decidengo's latest ebola outbreak is a public health emergency. in the past week, there have been 33 confirmed cases of ebola. 24 people have died. there's been about 130 deaths since july. >>> britain's "guardian" says a caravan of 1,600 honduran migrants attempting to enter the u.s. crossed the border into guatemala. they say that they are fleeing violence and poverty. they sang the honduran national th athey entered guatemala. ♪ about 100 guatemalan police officers met the caravan at the border. after a tense two-hour standoff they were allowed to continue their journey. the caravan began on friday with about 16esents of honduras, el salvador, and guatemala to persuade their citizens to stay home. >>> "tech crunch" reports a dating app for president trump supporters leaked its users' data on the first day. donaldaters wants to make america date again. it had more than 1,600 users during the launch, but a security researcher was able to download the app's user data base, including profile