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21 Oct 2022
Staggering backsliding across women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health revealed in new UN analysis
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects ...
14 Oct 2022
WHO issues a new framework to strengthen collaborative action on TB and comorbidities
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new Framework for collaborative action on TB and comorbidities to address the limited uptake of collaborative activities to reduce the burden of TB a...
14 Oct 2022
Include Persons with Disabilities in the workforce to build diverse talent and drive business growth
The inclusion and diversity agenda is key in today’s evolving world. Running sustainable operations now calls for businesses to create shared value and promote social justice amongst their communiti...
7 Oct 2022
Medical Product Alert N°6/2022: Substandard (contaminated) pediatric medicines
Substandard (contaminated) paediatric medicines identified in WHO region of Africa Alert Summary This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to four substandard products, identified in The Gambia and report...
30 Sep 2022
WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work
Joint News Release New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work are reinforced by practical strategies outlined in a joint WHO/ILO policy brief. WHO and the International Labour Organization (IL...
23 Sep 2022
Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030
News Release by the World Health Organisation Today, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, launched a new report calling on global leaders to take urgent action on noncommunicable di...
16 Sep 2022
WHO responds to The Lancet COVID-19 Commission
News Release by the World Health Organisation WHO welcomes the overarching recommendations of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission’s report on “Lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic,” whic...
2 Sep 2022
Half of health care facilities globally lack basic hygiene services – WHO, UNICEF
News Release by the World Health Organisation Newly established global estimate on hygiene reveals the risk of disease spread and infections to patients and health care providers Half of health care f...
26 Aug 2022
WHO Director-General congratulates Togo on becoming first country to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today extended his congratulations to the Republic of Togo, as it was confirmed that the West African country had become the first country to elimi...
19 Aug 2022
Joint Statement: Call for increased political commitment and accountability in preparation for the 2023 United Nations High-Level meeting on Tuberculosisvi
News Release by WHO In June 2022, WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a dialogue with WHO’s Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis (CSTF-TB) in Geneva, Switzerland.&n...
12 Aug 2022
Launch of the first WHO position paper on optimizing brain health across life
News Release by World Health Organisation Brain health is an evolving concept, attracting increasing attention not only from the health sector but also from wider society, stimulating rich debate – ...
5 Aug 2022
WHO launches appeal to respond to urgent health needs in the greater Horn of Africa
News Release by World Health Organization Millions of lives are in peril, including children. US$ 123.7 million is needed for the health agency’s response until December 2022. The health and lives o...
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