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WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines on abortion care today, in a bid to protect the health of women and girls and help prevent over 25 million unsafe abortions that currently occur each year. “Being able to obtain safe abortion is a crucial part of health care,” said Craig Lissner, acting Director for Sexual and Reproductive Health… Read More
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Stop attacks on health care in Ukraine

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“Today, we call for an immediate cessation of all attacks on health care in Ukraine. These horrific attacks are killing and causing serious injuries to patients and health workers, destroying vital health infrastructure and forcing thousands to forgo accessing health services despite catastrophic needs. “To attack the most vulnerable – babies, children, pregnant women, and those already suffering from illness and disease, and health… Read More
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New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and The International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programmes for health workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert great pressure on them. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the health sector was among the most hazardous sectors to work in – Dr Maria… Read More
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A € 500 million pledge under the WHO – EIB partnership, with the support of the EU, for health systems in Africa

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, met today with Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), to discuss the WHO-EIB initiative aiming at promoting an innovative impact investment that will support health systems strengthening in Africa with a focus on Primary Health Care (PHC). A joint statement was released. WHO welcomed the new EIB commitments to support impact… Read More
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UN rights chief leads call for global COVID-19 vaccine equity

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To date, more than 10.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered globally, “enough to protect the entire world population from severe symptoms, hospitalization and death,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. Despite this achievement, Ms. Bachelet insisted that the “grim reality” was that only around 13 per cent of people in low-income countries have been vaccinated, compared… Read More
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Break the link between illicit drugs and social media: UN-backed report

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In its annual report, released on Thursday, the INCB notes increasing evidence of a link between exposure to social media and drug use, which disproportionately affects young people, the main users of social media platforms, and an age group with relatively high rates of drug abuse. The report also calls on the private sector to moderate and self-regulate their platforms… Read More
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More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF

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More than half of parents and pregnant women (51%) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.   The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews with parents, pregnant women… Read More
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WHO validates Saudi Arabia for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

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On 26 January 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated Saudi Arabia for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem1, making it the fourth country in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region to achieve this milestone. “This is a remarkable achievement that has saved people from preventable visual impairment or blindness. It is about improving quality of life and well-being,” said… Read More
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Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations

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The report, Impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of households with children, presents findings from data collected in 35 countries, and notes that households with three or more children were most likely to have come up short, with more than three-quarters experiencing a reduction in earnings. Going without food “Families cannot afford food or essential healthcare services. They cannot afford housing. It… Read More
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Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’

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The UN health agency’s assessment was made six weeks after the virus was declared a global health emergency when there were fewer than 100 cases and no deaths outside China.  Two years later, more than 6 million people have died. “Although reported cases and deaths are declining globally, and several countries have lifted restrictions, the pandemic is far from over… Read More
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