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Cholera vaccine shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen

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The International Coordinating Group (ICG), is made up of members from the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, Médecins Sans Frontières, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Unprecedented outbreaks The switch to a single-dose approach will help conserve stocks, allowing the oral vaccine to combat the potentially fatal waterborne disease in more countries,… Read More
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Global health: Women and children pay heaviest price for ‘gaping inequities’

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Data presented in the report show a clear and critical regression across virtually every major measure of childhood wellbeing, and many key indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since the last Every Woman Every Child Progress Report published in 2020, food insecurity, hunger, child marriage, risks from intimate partner violence, and adolescent depression and anxiety have all increased. ‘Protect… Read More
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Guterres calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world

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To accomplish this, “wealthier countries and international financial institutions need to support developing countries to make these crucial investments”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.  In an address to the opening of the World Health Summit in Berlin, via a video message, he began by noting how poorly prepared most of the world is, for crises. The annual gathering is being hosted by… Read More
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Unique Friendship Benches initiative inaugurated to promote mental health, featuring competing FIFA World Cup nations

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32 benches – representing each participating FIFA World Cup nation – are being built to promote mental health. Benches announcement coincides with today’s World Mental Health Day and symbolic inauguration event at 974 Stadium, Doha H.E. Sheikha Hind and Sir Mo Farah unveiled England bench during World Innovation Summit for Health   A unique project involving custom-made public benches to… Read More
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WHO supports Uganda Ebola response, faces challenges fighting Haiti cholera outbreak

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So far, 39 people have died, he reported.  Overall, there have been 64 confirmed cases, and 20 probable cases, while 14 people have recovered from the disease.  Authorities are conducting active follow-up of more than 660 contacts. “Our primary focus now is to support the Government of Uganda to rapidly control and contain this outbreak, to stop it spreading to… Read More
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Time to make neglected area of mental health ‘a global priority’, urges Guterres

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In his message marking World Mental Health Day, the UN chief said there were “profound” social and economic repercussions stemming from that neglect, explaining that some countries have only two mental health workers for every 100,000 people. Anxiety and depression also take a heavy financial toll, costing the global economy an estimated $1 trillion per year. Step up support “We… Read More
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World Health Summit 2022: Press accreditation now open

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The World Health Summit and WHO jointly invite to the world’s leading global health conference. This year’s Summit will take place from 16-18 October 2022 in Berlin, Germany, and will bring together the most prominent names in global health from all sectors in all regions of the world: heads of state and government ministers, scientists, and representatives from the private… Read More
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WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work

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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 (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental health concerns in the working population. An estimated 12 billion workdays are lost annually due to depression and anxiety costing the global economy nearly… Read More
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Joint statement of the United States of America and the World Health Organization on the U.S.-WHO strategic dialogue

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held the first U.S.-WHO Strategic Dialogue. Convened under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S.-WHO Strategic Dialogue provides a platform to maximize the longstanding U.S. government-WHO partnership, and to protect and promote the health of all people around the globe, including the… Read More
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In strategic dialogues, the United States and WHO seek to maximize their longstanding partnership

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Washington – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra agreed Tuesday to develop a work plan in 2023 to tackle shared priorities, chief among them the world’s health security and pandemic preparedness. “As always, good to see Dr Tedros and discuss how we can promote the health of all people across… Read More
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