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14 Aug 2023
Vellum Health: WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine to explore evidence base and opportunities to accelerate health for all
The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Sum...
7 Aug 2023
World Breastfeeding Week: Joint statement by UNICEF executive director and WHO director-general
Statement by Catherine Russell and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet...
31 Jul 2023
Potential pandemic accord still work in progress
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) continued their discussions towards a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, with a view to presenting the outcome of the...
17 Jul 2023
WHO holds discussions with the civil society on prioritising traditional, complementary and integrative healthcare
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and a group of WHO senior officials met with representatives of civil society, to discuss their priorities on traditional, complementary and integr...
10 Jul 2023
18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The rollout is a critical step forward in the fight a...
3 Jul 2023
Vellum Health: Multilateral development banks and WHO launch new investment platform to strengthen primary health care services
In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care (PHC) services in low- and low-and-middle-income countries (LICs and LMICs...
26 Jun 2023
WHO: Countries set out a way forward for continued negotiations on a global agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response
Countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) have moved forward with negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, with a view to presenting a draft accord to ...
19 Jun 2023
Vellum Health: WHO’s Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme Partners’ Meeting ends with a stirring call for worldwide action
Delegates and representatives left the Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme Partners’ Meeting with a stirring call to action from its director Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall. As the multinational me...
12 Jun 2023
The European Commission and WHO launch landmark digital health initiative to strengthen global health security
The World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission on 5th June 2023, announced the launch of a landmark digital health partnership. In June 2023, WHO will take up the European Union (EU) ...
5 Jun 2023
WHO’s annual assembly ends with agreement on funding, and an array of health topics
WHO’s 76th health assembly closed Tuesday, May 30, having addressed a vast array of issues, including behavioural sciences; best buys for non-communicable diseases; diagnostics; disabilities; drowni...
29 May 2023
How Far We’ve Come: Unveiling the AAAQ Framework and Assessing Kenya’s Healthcare Status
The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 has been heralded as one of the most transformative constitutional frameworks in the world. A key indicator for this global acclaim is the express provision and codific...
22 May 2023
New WHO guidelines discourage non-sugar sweeteners for weight control
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable dis...
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