The world of work has been upended by COVID-19, and the effects are likely to be long-lasting. Before the pandemic, there were some 260 million home-based workers (not including domestic or care workers). The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that figure could have doubled, with as many as one in three workers remote working in North America and Europe, and one… Read More

A new report by the ILO, released to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, found that 7,000 health workers have died since the outbreak of the crisis, while 136 million health and social care workers are at risk of contracting COVID-19 through work. The document, Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises. Invest now in resilient OSH (Occupation… Read More

“Even before the pandemic, there were worrying signs that we were beginning to lose ground in the fight against preventable child illness, with 20 million children already missing out on critical vaccinations”, said Henrietta Fore, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director.  According to UNICEF, disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 meant that vaccine deliveries fell from… Read More

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert offered her deepest condolences to the families of the scores of people who lost their lives during a blaze that erupted at the Ibn Khatib hospital on Saturday night and wished the 100-plus injured a full and speedy recovery. According to reports, the accident was caused by the explosion of an oxygen tank. Tragedy in the making  Iraq’s… Read More

“We commend all countries that have reached the ambitious target of zero malaria”, said Secretary-General António Guterres.   “Together, they are showing the world that a malaria-free future is possible”.  Tomorrow is #WorldMalariaDay. The world has made great progress in reducing malaria cases & deaths, but the pace has stalled in many high #malaria burden African countries. Professor Francis Omaswa?? shares… Read More

The study was released to mark the first anniversary of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, and was launched at a commemorative event held online.  “One year after the launch of the ACT Accelerator, world leaders face a choice: invest in saving lives by treating the cause of the pandemic everywhere, now, or continue to spend trillions on the… Read More