or the chances of rolling out universal health care in an unequal world will take a look at zimbabwe's health care system which is on the brink of collapse. plus the tech companies have a solution to the way that everyone accesses health care we'll talk to an investor and c.e.o. of a diagnostic cap. now just because he'll the richest nation in the world and spend more than any other nation on health care doesn't mean the outcomes are better or that more people will access health services more than half a 1000000 people turn to bankruptcy in the us because they can't pay their medical bills and more than 27000000 people are without medical insurance in the poorest nations the weakest don't have access to even rudimentary treatments yet it's a goal of the united nations to achieve universal health coverage for all by 2030 how we'll take a look at this the world health organization estimates that it would cost around $58.00 per person per year to achieve universal health care in all low and middle income countries that comes to about 371000000000 a year by 2030 where does that money come

compounds and set fire to the town hall violence has forced the world health organization to pull almost a 3rd of its staff from benny in the middle of an ebola outbreak but that warns that the instability will most certainly lead to an increase in ebola cases alexy o'brien has more. around 18000 u.n. peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. but some civilians went on the attack themselves at a u.n. compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate un support. but we never see the place. where what we were done we don't want them just their young. peacekeepers guarded what's left of their base in the eastern city of benny while a 2nd compound nearby became tuesday's target we've come here today to see if these u.n. people are still here we will bring us again and more places specifically the movie base. it was too dangerous to film near the movie base as an angry mob confronted u.n. forces and congolese troops. go as it's known is the biggest peacekeeping mission in the worl

the world health organization recommends a maximum level of 25.n central delhi, just near the main business district, and with the iconic india gate behind me. but as you can see, it is barely visible, with a thick blanket of smog around it. it is daytime, but hardly any sunlight is able to percolate the thick layer of smog that shrouds the city. the government says it is doing what it can. it has banned construction activities and plans to limit the number of vehicles on delhi's roads. but the main reason for the toxic air here is the burning of crop stubble by farmers in neighbouring states of haryana and punjab, and there seems to be no respite from that. in november last year, i was really ill. i wasn't wearing a mask and it was so polluted last year also, and i got really, really bad lungs. my doctor suggested me to wear a mask every day. translation: i didn't realise how bad it will get. do we really want our kids to grow in such an environment? no—one really cares. no—one wants to improve the situation. several studies say that the pollutio

or the chances of rolling out universal health care in an unequal world will take a look at zimbabwe's health care system which is on the brink of collapse. plus the tech companies have a solution to the way that everyone accesses health care we'll talk to an investor and c.e.o. of a diagnostic cap. now just because you know the richest nation in the world and spend more than any other nation on health care doesn't mean the outcomes are better or that more people will access health services more than half a 1000000 people turn to bankruptcy in the us because they can't pay their medical bills and more than 27000000 people are without medical insurance in the poorest nations the weakest don't have access to even rudimentary treatments yet it's a goal of the united nations to achieve universal health coverage for all by 2030 how we'll take a look at this the world health organization estimates that it would cost around $58.00 per person per year to achieve universal health care in all low and middle income countries that comes to about $371000000000.00 per year by 2030 where does that mo

the city is a is as bad as smoking 50 cigarettes a day and that's not just in the capital the world health organization says 13 other indian cities are mung the world's 15 most polluted unshod who are reports now from new delhi. this. new delhi. 400 on the city's index is considered very severe. and. people it is bad every winter but this is the 1st time the government has declared a public health emergency. 3 says he doesn't like. that it's necessary. the reason i'm wearing a mask has increased pollution. in the last 4 or 5 days my nose is water and my eyes are burning. children. says she suffers a condition the pollution has to go to hospital. i have a cold a cough my chest hurts since pollution increased everything hurts now doctors say because of the toxic small they have treated. patients over the past few days some people living in india's national capital say it's become a gas chamber the state. between those registrations. and even. behind me is the iconic. president it's a tall building but today. the government has taken the step of the number of goals on the street that should r

christian lindemann is the world health organization spokesman he told al jazeera that this is the 1st time the organization has had to evacuate. so it's a very dangerous situation right now while the unrest are not targeted against it will the response though it's a pure anger against the security situation it heavily impacts our response on the ground you have to see hundreds of staff daily going out to look for patients took contact the contacts of these patients to vaccinate or immunize people. sister community was safe burials and most of these operations are not. not being able to be carried out right now so out of $120.00 staff we normally have in around binny we had till now temporary relocate proud to a 3rd of it in $49.00 staff to continue their operations from from goma. that is the 1st time we ever had to do this so this shows as severe as you have the situation at the same time 71 of our staff so good 2 thirds actually stay on the ground and will try to continue even in these circumstances the best they can the operations on a daily basis in a much smaller scale and that i

the world health organization is warning that 4 out of 5 of the world's teenagers are not getting enough exercise lack of physical activity has been linked to a range of debilitating health conditions including obesity depression and heart disease so experts are warning that young people need to get up get out and get moving. and hour a day of a kickabout or any other physical activity that's the standard recommendation for adolescents it doesn't sound like much but the world health organization says most school age boys and girls do not reach this mark and it's affecting their physical and mental wellbeing the finding is not unique to a particular region globally goals were found to be less active with 85 percent of them failing to meet the recommendation compared with 78 percent of boys a lot of the physical activity promotion is more tailored towards boys so. just to do maybe also provide a solution to that. it would be really important when countries or communities or schools plain for solutions to involve adolescent girls children are increasingly indoors mostly seated and staring a

i watering up they you know the world health organization estimates $7000000.00 people die a year from breathing toxic 90 percent of those deaths in poverty stricken areas of asia of africa why is asia as a region blighted so much by this quickly. i think the even though the facts may suggest that 7000000 people a day across the world and in fact 1100000 of those in india if you walk down the streets of delhi or you know which is the most impacted you will not find too many people actually aware of this you will find that most people walk around without a mask so we're not yet there were beijing got to when it came to you know people's awareness and everybody wearing masks and walking around and sort of you know putting the government under siege when it comes to acting on this in improving the quality of laves so that realisation has not dawned on them and i think that is the most fundamental part of being able to address this issue because that has to be a public demand and an outcry saying that i want better quality and that's just not happened because there are a host of issues tha

care can be flown out from the rebel held area flights will be operated in cooperation with the world health organization the airport has been closed to commercial flights since 2016 now. the secretary general of the norwegian refugee council which has been working in yemen for several years while he applauds the developments he says yemen's medical system still leaves to be revived. this is a regular. hope in a in a desperate was a situation for 4 years we've asked for airport to be reopened for these medical flights but also for other commission and civilian flights. this is the place where which always had to send patients out of the country because they couldn't care for the worst and most complicated medical treatments then the airport was closed at the same time as the medical systems in yemen collapsed so yes now we've seen thousands die in unnecessary. hoopers over but for many patients there is now hope that they can get abroad and get treatment world health organization will now be coordinating this with the government of yemen and i hope that this medical air bridge will start imm

dr maria neira is the world health organization's department of public health and environment director us earlier how she sees the situation in delhi. we have been very concerned in the world health organization regarding this issue of air pollution all over the world, but it is true that the situation in new delhi, in india, is deteriorating, and we are really very much concerned, because this is having a terrible impact on people's health. as you know, the public health. as you know, the public health emergency status has been declared, because the situation is really — the levels of air pollution are reaching really impossible numbers. and this has —— is having an incredible impact on people's health. india and delhi authorities have taken some action now to reduce immediately or try and reduce these levels of air pollution, but more structural measures to reduce this air pollution needs to be put in place on a medium and long—term and not only in acute situations. in the us, as the democratic presidential candidates race continues to gather steam towards 2020, the former texas cong

at the time the world health created it they didn't have the emergency domain. that is a big part of the work that san francisco departments are doing. that is to best meet our needs. in a nutshell, when you agree to be an age and disability friendly city you agree to losely these four ideas. a baseline assessment, spending a year determining where the san francisco assets and gaps are with regard to aging in san francisco. so that as well as where the partners, key advocates and based on the assessment we developed an action plan and in this report that outlines the plan. the task force had no shortage of ideas. we came up with two 20 actions -- 220 actions in three years. we had a process of prioritizing that and including smart goals and partnerships and looking at how to bring that number to a manageable this first year. we have 24 recommendations which is three for each domain we are currently working on. implementation. we will -- this lasts three years. january 2020 will be the time year of implementation for the action plan. a reminder this is a dynamic

or the chances of rolling out universal health care in an unequal world will take a look at zimbabwe's health care system which is on the brink of collapse. plus the tech companies have a solution to the way that everyone accesses health care we'll talk to an investor and c.e.o. of a diagnostic cap. now just because he'll the richest nation in the world and spend more than any other nation on health care doesn't mean the outcomes are better or that more people will access health services more than half a 1000000 people turn to bankruptcy in the us because they can't pay their medical bills and more than 27000000 people are without medical insurance in the poorest nations the weakest don't have access to even rudimentary treatments yet it's a goal of the united nations to achieve universal health coverage for all by 2030 how we'll take a look at this the world health organization estimates that it would cost around $58.00 per person per year to achieve universal health care in all low and middle income countries that comes to about $371000000000.00 per year by 2030 where does that money

that's the world health organization mohammed reports now from the yemeni capital. it's more than 3 years since and as international airport passengers for a commercial flight it's holes have been largely empty sounds the runway was damaged by saudia strikes and 2015 the national airline forced to stop flying there the following year as airspace was closed by the war but this hour the u.e.a. little says it can't be up and to allow patients needing medical treatment to be flown out. of other mothers and some are international airport was not closed by a un international resolution but was forcibly unlawfully banned by the saudi led coalition we've been calling for the reopening of the airport from the beginning every time we were safe promises from the un but nothing has changed. international organizations say the lengthy closure of sun has airport has made a dire humanitarian situation even worse human rights activists say some international airport should have never been closed in the 1st place it is the only way to enter or leave yemen by air for nearly 70 percen

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well it's really the world health organization but also unicef. and several. n.g.o.s who are in lead on the medical side and. will now be coordinating this with the government of yemen and i hope that this medical air bridge will start you know imminently but of course the whole medical system needs to be rebuilt half of hospitals and clinics and so on are inoperable at the moment and of course while they're out of action people still needed to get medical treatment from your knowledge and experience how difficult was it to get patients out of the country and how did that actually happened. many people then just died waiting for an opportunity to fly out from the. airport. try to go you know 15 hours by road through roadblocks and crossing lines to the southern port of aden to get out would not have the resources to do that and then they just silently died from cancer or heart disease or liver disease kidney problems that could have been treated. hopefully this can be a turning point really it is a positive move by this. coalition it's also possible that we're

the world health organization's warning that four out of five of the world's teenagers are not getting enough exercise. lack of physical activity has been linked to a range of debilitating health conditions like obesity, depression, and heart disease, so experts are warning young people need to get up, get out, and get moving. >> an hour a day of a kick about or any other p physical activity -- thahat is the standard recommendation for adolescence. it does not sound like much, but the world health organization says more school-age boys and girls do not reach this mark, and it is affecting their physical and mental well-being. the finding is not unique to a particular region. globally, girls are found to be less active with 85% of them failing to meet the recommendation compared to 78% of boys. >> a lot of the physical activity promotion is more tailored towards boys, so just to maybe also provide a solution to that, it would be really important when countries or communities oror schools plan fr solutions to involve adolescent girls. >> children are increasingly indoors, mostly seated a

the world health organization has approved the world's first ever vaccine against ebola. ng outbreak in the democratic republic of congo, which has so far claimed more than 2,100 lives. it comes as health authorities in the country get ready to roll out a second experimental vaccine as part of a major clinical trial. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. for more than a0 years, ebola has been one of the world's most deadly and terrifying diseases. medics have relied on very basic tools like quarantining victims and keeping them well hydrated to help save lives. but today, for the first time, there is an internationally approved vaccine that provides almost 100% protection against ebola. developed by the american pharmaceutical company it has already been given to around a quarter of a million people in the drc. now it can be stockpiled by governments and rolled out to countries most at risk of outbreak. it is wonderful news. finally after a0 yea rs it is wonderful news. finally after a0 years we have some tools that can prevent people from becoming infect

alas scientists are showing that it's actually a much more serious cancer risk than even with of world health organization said when he was michael holstein the business manager for the green bank observatory here in green bay a quiz for junior in 1058 the federal government created the national review the only one like it in the world they protect us against flu. based license transmitters are things like radio towers or t.v. towers or radar installations that broadcast and of course in the fifty's when they were created there was a lot out there but in the last 1520 years you know wireless technology is just simply exploded into the quiet zones also protect against. interference from cell phone in this area you don't have cell service people don't have a lot of the technologies that exist elsewhere and for their reason people with electromagnetic i pursued satirically have found that green bay because sort of become a focal point for their their lives. over here and this is my spot this is where i come. to recoup sometimes i come for 48 hours straight and i when i'm here. i feel the same so

the violence has forced the world health organization to pull almost one third of its staff in the middlean ebola outbreak. the who warns the instability will almost certainly lead to increasing cases. alexi o'brien reports. around 18,000 you and peacekeepers are in the u.s. -- are in the mechanic republic of congo to protect civilians from rebel fighters. some civilians were on the attack themselves in a u.n. compound in monday. accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate. we never see the piece. -- peace. we don't want them to stay here. >> peacekeepers guarded what is left of their base while a second compound nearby became tuesday's target. >> we have come here today to see if these u.n. people are still here. we want more places at the base. >> it was too dangerous to film near the base, as an angry mob confronted u.n. forces and troops. it is the biggest peacekeeping mission in the world. it has been in the drc for the past 20 years and protesters say that is long enough to have defeated rebel groups active on the border. including the allied democratic forces, or adf,

of experts will meet in rwanda to exchange ideas and work out how to confront one of the world's most serious health challenges special coverage on al-jazeera. liz vang. the. m. z one. just. in august the world watched in horror as images like this commander brazil a flames destroying vast parts of the amazon the world's largest rain forest. there have been over $80000.00 fires in brazil already this year.

superbugs that's antibiotic resistant bacteria despite this the danger is higher than ever as the world health organizations world antibiotic awareness week begins is a look at the threat superbugs posed to global health and development. before the mid 20th century contracting a bacterial infection could easily kill you the age of antibiotics was ushered in by alexander fleming who discovered penicillin back in the late 1920 s. and was later awarded the nobel prize for his work antibiotics at the scene for a paradigm shift in medicine they've saved countless lives but bacteria evolve and a few of them always survive the encounter with the medicine pathogens eventually acquire resistance 1st to one then to more and more antibiotics then they multiply and pass it on they can even share their resistance with other microbes some multi resistant super bugs are no impervious to practically entire arsenal of antibiotics at our disposal and research and antibiotics hasn't advance nearly as much as an other fields of medical research big pharma is interest in them evaporated around 20 new major classes

the world health organisation is saying it's now lost access to a community badly hit by ebola, in thef the congo, because four health workers have been killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. gareth barlow reports. the drc is greeted by the second worst ebola outbreak on record. thousands of people have died and thousands more have been infected but once again health workers trying to hold the virus have been attacked and killed. we are heartbroken that people have died in the line of duty as they worked to save others. the world has lost break professionals. these constant attacks must stop. more than 300 attacks on staff trying to tackle ebola since the start of the year, mostly attributed to rebels who do not believe ebola exist and think the medical response is part of a plot to wipe out communities. in the last weeks, there were seven cases of ebola down from a peak of 120 per week. any interrupted to the response could lead to a resurgence of the outbreak and more people could die as a consequence. the tragedy is twofold, a deadly disease r

(grant) that study- done by the world health organization- says that trend could put them at risk forarchers looked at data of more than a million teenagers in 146 countries. more than 80 percent of the teens don't meet the current recommendation... of at least one hour of physical activity per day. in indonesia- one city is fighting internet addiction with baby chickens and gardening. it's called "chickenization"- and the program aims to help students spend less time on electronics and more time caring for their pets or plants. the city is giving children baby chicks and chili seeds to occupy their time. two thousand chicks and 1500 chili seeds are being provided to more than 10 schools. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant)but the news continues at the top of the hour. ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. thank you grant and vicki. tonight at 6.... san jose police make an arrest in connection with a bomb scare at a nearby high school. that suspect... allegedly had several explosives inside his home. right now there is still a huge police presence in the

according to the world health organization, 81% of children failed to do enough daily exercise.ess active than boys. we found a percentage of 85% of girls that did not meet the recommendation versus 78% in boys, so a 7% gender difference at the global level. bangladesh has the lowest levels of inactivity, but 66% of children there still don't do an hour'sdaily exercise. in south korea, the worst performing country, that rises to a staggering 97%. the who says physical health is being harmed and that brain development and social skills are being affected, too. that brain development and social skills are being affected, toom could be active play, walking or biking to school, it could be physical education class, could really be anything but they have to do 60 minutes, that's the who recommendation. exercise levels marginally improved during the years the report studied, but increasing focus on academic performance and lack of accessible sports facilities and a rise in digital gaming means children are still far too sedentary. let's get more on our breaking news now, within the pa

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coalition is saying patients needing medical care can also be flown out in cooperation with the world health organization well the international committee of the red cross is coordinating the efforts and natalie back to chafe on the red cross is inside the airport she spoke to us earlier on we have to create the frontrunner which was. delivered by both sides we are not involved in. the part of the computer hope that more and more chance. to. look for that certain. class is. going to be completed. because there is. definitely hope that. if you could come to. the future. of the company in. china has accused donald trump of sinister intentions and trying to respond to a new u.s. law that could help protect protestors the law means washington can impose sanctions on chinese and hong kong officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses. rescue workers in albania are running out of time to find survivors from tuesday's earthquake several countries have sent teams to help 40 people are now confirmed dead. armed groups have carried out new attacks in the eastern democratic republic of congo 2 h

compounds and set fire to the town hall the unrest has forced the world health organization to pull almost a 3rd of its staff from beni which is grappling with in a bowl out bright and it warns the instability will most certainly lead to an increase in the ball the cases al-jazeera produce a county has been closely following the story in beni. what we would just do we are really trying to extricate the determination of these people has been a laning have lifted this morning but you can still you can still see this people 100000 protestors coming group 100 and you see them 200 after more than 200 calling and coming back to the same position to the same old block which was just set up this morning by local 4 forces trying to protect the line which is taking people stress to the 2nd u.n. military bases at the airport beneath so they are really tough 5 because it's really raining here but they did nor going back home they did not discourage the idea tommy and they said that we will cross this place who will finally take over the bizzle to us because this team has been and will not stop do you

by qatar airways going places together and investigation into the real powers that control the world health organization their obligation to their shareholders completely overwhelms any consideration of public health can they be trusted with building a healthier future if their loyalty becomes questionable people that are involved in the h one n one push is that what if a kid like you know a w h o has those who says w h o z trust that you trust who. 0 . 000 of the parana member of the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes un-constitutional hong kong against a bad on face masks amid a violent standoff between police and protesters at a university. iran's president condemns protests over the rise in petrol prices and says poor families will stop seeing the benefits from the revenue. because new president is sworn and after a new.

the coalition says patients in need of medical care can be flown out with cooperation from the world health organization and other airport in the eastern province of had remote has also received its 1st commercial flight in 4 years it was shot in 2015 after al qaeda took over the area on tuesday the saudi u.a.e. coalition said it's released $200.00 fighters in a prisoner swap last week hooty rebels released 2 south korean and one vessel they captured along the red sea this comes months after the drone attacks on saudi aramco oil facilities in september which cut its oil production by half young naval and is the secretary general of the norwegian refugee council which has been working in yemen for 7 years he says it's a long road ahead to fix yemen's medical system destroyed by the war this is a regular. hope in a in a desperate war situation. for years. to be opened for these medical flights but also for. the 1000000000 lights this is the place where we always had to send patients out of the country because they couldn't care for the worst and most complicated medical treatments. then the a