[opinion] WHO: Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC): No time to lose as famine stalks millions in Sudan amid intense fighting and access denials (www.who.int)
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[resource] Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment (www.who.int)
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[2022] Speaking out on the stigma of mental health (www.who.int)
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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy (www.who.int)
The latest edition of the World Health Statistics released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the trend of steady gain in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth (HALE)....
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years (www.who.int)
Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera (www.who.int)
Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision. Actions include investing in access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene, testing and detecting outbreaks quickly, improving quality of and access to...
Kosovo* introduces HPV vaccine in immunization schedule: outreach in schools and beyond to reach every girl (www.who.int)
As of 20 February 2024, all girls aged 12 in Kosovo* are eligible to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for lifelong protection from cervical cancer. To comprehensively roll out the vaccine, Pristina health authorities launched a vaccination campaign at schools aiming to reach over 12 000 girls in 2024; 116 doses...
The Netherlands paves the way for improved prison health policies (www.who.int)
The Netherlands has the fourth lowest incarceration rate in the WHO European Region – with health policies which strive to provide necessary care to all people living in prisons, leaving no one behind. Currently, the country is taking steps to tackle the major challenge of mental health disorders – the most prevalent health...
Donors making a difference: WHO, communities and partners collaborate to end infectious diseases (www.who.int)
Contributions to WHO are being used to free communities from a range of dangerous infectious diseases. Some, like malaria, kill mainly children. Others, like the disfiguring Guinea worm and noma infections, are linked to poor access to clean water and other aspects of poverty. This week, see stories about how contributions have...
One Health in practice: towards effective and feasible rabies elimination in Cambodia (www.who.int)
Dr Tep Bengthay, the Deputy Director of the Department of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health and General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, is smiling proudly about this achievement: “It is an important element in contributing to the elimination of human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030 in Cambodia and...
There's been a monster outbreak of measles in Europe. In 2022 there were 941 cases. In 2023 (not including November and December) there were 30,000 cases. (www.who.int)
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Maldives, Sri Lanka achieve Hepatitis B control (www.who.int)
Maldives and Sri Lanka have achieved hepatitis B control, the World Health Organization announced today after an expert panel verified that the two countries have had consistently high coverage of hepatitis B vaccine doses in infants and a low prevalence of the deadly disease, corroborated through serological surveys conducted...
A 30-fold rise of measles cases in 2023 in the WHO European Region warrants urgent action (www.who.int)
WHO prequalifies a second malaria vaccine, a significant milestone in prevention of the disease (www.who.int)
WHO has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to the list of prequalified vaccines. The prequalification means larger access to vaccines as a key tool to prevent malaria in children with it being a prerequisite for vaccine procurement by UNICEF and funding support for deployment by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
OMS: Nessun livello di consumo di alcol è sicuro per la nostra salute (www.who.int)
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WHO calls on governments for urgent action to invest in Universal Health Coverage (www.who.int)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the 2023 global health expenditure report, which sheds new light on the evolution of global health spending at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF (www.who.int)
Shipments of the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331 200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first to a country not previously involved in the malaria vaccine pilot programme and signals that scale-up of vaccination against malaria across the highest-risk...
WHO disease outbreak news: Mpox (monkeypox)- Democratic Republic of the Congo (www.who.int)
Concern about further spread of clade I of MPXV
Global partners cheer progress towards eliminating cervical cancer and underline challenges (www.who.int)
World leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society are coming together today to mark the third Cervical cancer elimination day of action. The Initiative, which marked the first time Member States adopted a resolution to eliminate a noncommunicable disease, has continued to gain momentum, and this...
Bangladesh achieves historic milestone by eliminating kala-azar (disease) as a public health problem (www.who.int)
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WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance pass the mid-point of the global 10-year strategy to eliminate yellow fever epidemics (www.who.int)
The Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy – a partnership led by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – launches a report following its mid-term evaluation in 2022 Following devastating outbreaks in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2016 that saw exportation...
Bangladesh achieves historic milestone by eliminating kala-azar (disease) as a public health problem (www.who.int)
Kala-azar is a deadly parasitic disease that’s also known as Black Fever, or Visceral leishmaniasis....
On average, 420 children are killed or injured in Gaza every day. (www.who.int)
As of 3 November, according to Ministry of Health data, 2326 women and 3760 children have been killed in the Gaza strip, representing 67% of all casualties, while thousands more have been injured. This means that 420 children are killed or injured every day, some of them only a few months old.
On average, 420 children are killed or injured in Gaza every day. (www.who.int)
As of 3 November, according to Ministry of Health data, 2326 women and 3760 children have been killed in the Gaza strip, representing 67% of all casualties, while thousands more have been injured. This means that 420 children are killed or injured every day, some of them only a few months old.
On average, 420 children are killed or injured in Gaza every day. (www.who.int)
As of 3 November, according to Ministry of Health data, 2326 women and 3760 children have been killed in the Gaza strip, representing 67% of all casualties, while thousands more have been injured. This means that 420 children are killed or injured every day, some of them only a few months old.