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Kosovo air quality harms the health of citizens (Koha Ditore)

By   /  27/07/2016  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  No Comments

The air quality in Kosovo is far away from European standards and exceeding the allowed rates. Among the biggest polluters in Kosovo are considered the power plants of the Kosovo Energy Corporation, but also the old cars and coal used for heating during the winter, Koha Ditore reports. The risk from the polluted air had […]

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Kosovo marks European Immunization Week (Kosovapress)

By   /  25/04/2016  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  No Comments

Kosovo today marks European Immunization Week, organized by the Ministry of Health, UNICEF Kosovo and World Health Organization (WHO). The Ministry of Health, through a press release, stated that the European Immunization Week in Kosovo aims, through organized activities, to raise awareness about immunization and improve the health status of children in Kosovo. The press […]

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WHO: Air pollution causes 800 premature deaths annually (RFE)

By   /  21/03/2016  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  No Comments

Air pollution is estimated to be the lead cause of 800 premature deaths annually in Kosovo, said World Health Organisation representatives. Head of WHO for Kosovo, Skender Syla said that Kosovo has many environmental concerns such as air, water, or land pollution and the Government of Kosovo needs to undertake measures to significantly improve environmental […]

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Kosovo counts the least cases of HIV/AIDS in Europe (Koha)

By   /  02/12/2015  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  No Comments

Kosovo is ranked among the countries with low rates of HIV / AIDS, while the health education, the development of diagnostic capacities and the use of antiretroviral therapy have increased the possibilities to deal with this disease.  This was said on Tuesday in Prishtina, in a round-table dedicated to 1 December – World AIDS Day, […]

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Maternal and infant mortality rates decline in Kosovo (Kallxo)

By   /  01/07/2015  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  No Comments

The number of perinatal deaths has decreased in Kosovo and no cases of maternal deaths were recorded during 2014 according to a report presented by the Ministry of Health. The report states that the perinatal death rate in 2014 was 11 percent in contrast to 2000 when it reached 29 percent. Health Minister Imet Rrahmani […]

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