UN AGENCY URGES GREATER NATIONAL ACTION TO CURB ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS, DISEASES

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Web version   New York May 12 2014 1:00PM   UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service  Local palm wine, tua mutin, sold along roadside in Timor-Leste. WHO is urging greater national action to curb alcohol-related deaths and diseases. Photo: IRIN/Meagan Weymes UN AGENCY URGES GREATER NATIONAL ACTION TO CURB ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS, DISEASES More than three million deaths in 2012 were linked to alcohol with a steady increase in alcohol use among women, the United Nations health agency today reported calling on Governments to do more to prevent alcohol-related deaths and diseases. Read more RELATED UN health agency issues first hepatitis C treatment guidelines The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C, a chronic infection that affects an estimated 130 million to 150 million people, in a bid to help improve access to more effective and safer medicines to those who need them. Read more TOPICS Peace and Security -  Economic Development -  Humanitarian Aid -  Environment -  Human Rights -  UN Affais, Secretary-General -  Women, Children, Population -  Law, Crime Prevention -  Health, Poverty -  Culture, Education United Nations News Center mailing system If you have problems reading this, please consult the web version Click here to unsubscribe from the UN mailing list. UN News Service Contact Radio News and Media