UN leader Ban Ki-moon is apparently going edge over health cover up and other similar facilities in the region. Earlier on Monday, he condemned leading business of placing public health at elevated levels of threat in order to safeguard their own income and intentions.

Last Sunday was marked as the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS in the US and this anniversary has brought hope for new treatments for the deadly disease.

According to UNAIDS estimates, there are 33 million people suffering from HIV across the globe out of which, more than 1 million are in the United States.

The United Nations has appealed for a massive international drive to eradicate the scar of HIV/AIDS from countries, all over the world. As 30th anniversary of the war on HIV/AIDS is coming close, eminent dignitaries of many counties have echoed for effective strategies to combat the potential threat of HIV/AIDS.

U. N. News Centre quoted that on Thursday, the U. N. Women was officially launched after years of fund collection, planning and consolations. The launching took place in the meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York.

It is a commonly said saying in the modern world that success results in chronic diseases among people. It has been reported that the rising economic status of developing countries has also risked them to various chronic illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes and heart diseases.

Cholera outbreak in Haiti has infected almost 81,000 people, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly on Friday.

He even speculated an increase in the number of people to be infected in next few months. He said that almost 650,000 people are expected to be affected with the disease in another six months.

After the call for more funding for life-saving vaccines by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Australia has stepped forward by announcing giving double the monetary support for the program that aims at saving the life of a number of children in developing countries by providing them life-saving vaccines.

Ban Ki-moon, the U. N. Secretary-General has initiated a $40 billion global health program, which, according to him, could possibly save a countless number of women and kids all over the world.

On Wednesday, U. N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a three-day summit announced the launch of a global campaign, whose main aim would be to save lives of as many as 16 million mothers and children in the coming five years.

As has been revealed by the UN in an official report, global life expectancy has managed to increase very sharply from 47 years in 1950-55 to 68 years for the period of 2005-2010.