UN says disease could break out &#39;in the next few days&#39;
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GENEVA UN officials are warning that diseases could begin taking hold of tsunami-affected areas &quot;in the next few days.&quot;.
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The next few days will be critical in controlling any potential outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunamis, the UN health agency said Thursday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Survivors of last month's  quake and tsunami in Indonesia still face the risk of deadly  disease outbreaks such as cholera, but epidemics could be  controlled, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday.
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The World Health Organization (WHO)Thursday warned that the recent appearance and widespread distribution of an avian influenza virus, Influenza A/H5N1, has the potential to ignite
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The World Health Organization said on  Saturday it was investigating &quot;an outbreak of an unknown  illness with a high mortality rate&quot; in the Democratic Republic  of the Congo.
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New rules to help the United Nations contain public health emergencies took effect on Friday, requiring countries to disclose potential threats from disease, chemical agents, radioactive materials and contaminated food.
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A report from the W.H.O. warns that new infectious diseases are emerging at an âunprecedented rate.â
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Asia-Pacific risks an AIDS crisis similar in scale to Africa's unless governments across the region step up efforts to combat the spread of the disease, the United Nations is warning.
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The crippling Polio disease has spread to at least one dozen countries in West and Central Africa and is threatening to become an epidemic, the United Nations has said.
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SHANGHAI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a global outbreak of avian influenza unless greater efforts are made to fight the disease in countries already affected
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Disease could kill as many people in the stricken Indian Ocean region as died in the weekend tsunami, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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Health officials fear diseases could break out within days, with thousands of people in makeshift camps with poor sanitation.
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The United Nations warned on Monday of epidemics within days unless health systems in south and southeast Asia can cope after some 12,000 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless by giant tsunami waves.
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The United Nations warns of food shortages. Hospitals refuse all non-emergency care to avoid running out of medicine. Power outages are widespread, and a lack of fuel for generators threatens water supplies.
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The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move, with Pakistan reporting South Asia's first human infections and Myanmar logging its first human case.
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The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move
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GENEVA - The United Nations warned Wednesday that respiratory and waterborne diseases could break out in areas affected by southern Asiaâs tsunami disaster âin the next few days.