In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of caesarean sections; in Turkey, more than 40% of births are performed using surgical intervention, which is 25% higher than in European countries.
The World Health Assembly recently concluded its work and, as Margaret Chan (Director-General) stated, important decisions were made at the meeting on air pollution, epilepsy, and mechanisms for interaction with non-governmental organizations.
WHO and partner organizations have provided additional supplies, including medicines and medical equipment, to help prevent the spread of diarrheal infections in Nepal affected by the earthquake.
On this day, WHO draws public attention to the health problems caused by smoking and calls for support for WHO programmes to reduce tobacco consumption.
Nowadays, a large number of operations are performed in the world, the most common of which is cesarean section, especially often this operation is performed in developed countries.
Over the past 13 years, the number of people dying from malaria has fallen significantly, and new cases have also been declining, according to a malaria report released in Geneva.
