Gabriela Emanuel

Elisha Dungeorgio, head of the advocacy group Global Health Council, says she's worried these issues have not been a focus of President Trump's new global health strategy.

The report says hundreds of clinics have been forced to close as a result of the cuts, and that's left millions of women without easy access to medical care.

Gabriela Emanuel, NPR News.

Worldwide, the median tax on sugary sodas is just about 2%.

That's far lower than the tax on tobacco products, which is closer to 50 or 60% on average.

WHO economist Anne-Marie Peruchich points to Mauritius, the island nation off the coast of Southeast Africa, as a country that doubled taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages last year.

Since 2013, consumption of sugary drinks has increased by 14% globally, while the prices have dropped in most countries, according to the WHO.

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Worldwide, the WHO has certified 19 countries and territories where almost every child is born HIV-free, even if their mothers have the virus.

But Brazil is the most populous country in the Americas and the first country of more than 100 million people to achieve this milestone.

Their success is in large part due to the country's universal and free health care.

In the U.S., HIV mother-to-child transmission rates are very low, less than 1% of kids born to HIV-positive mothers.

But it has yet to receive the WHO certification.

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The CDC estimates there have been 7.5 million cases so far this season, up from 4.6 million just the week before, and already more than 3,000 deaths.

Lisa Groskopf is a medical officer at the CDC.

Probably the most important thing is that if you haven't gotten a vaccine is to get one.

It is by no means too late.

Now, NPR did get a follow-up email from a different CDC spokesperson saying vaccines are a personal choice and that people should speak with their health care providers about the risks and benefits.

Adult flu vaccination rates in the U.S.