Category: Development

During the attack, attributed by local authorities to extremist rebel group the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – according to news reports – homes were burnt and a health centre was destroyed, killing several patients. The insecurity has also disrupted the Ebola response. People who had been in contact with Ebola patients reportedly fled an observation centre, and response teams were… Read More

That amounts to some 240 million young people aged 11 to 17 who reported not completing at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on a single day.  On average, adolescents reported being active on just 2.7 days a week and only 14 per cent reported being active on all seven.  Infrastructure, not lectures The findings point to a lack… Read More

That amounts to some 240 million young people aged 11 to 17 who reported not completing at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on a single day.  On average, adolescents reported being active on just 2.7 days a week and only 14 per cent reported being active on all seven.  Infrastructure, not lectures The findings point to a lack… Read More

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met the band’s six members – Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo and Ni-ki – in Korea to celebrate their work with WHO for World Blood Donor Day in June. The campaign harnessed music, social media and the band’s global fan community, known as ENGENE, to encourage voluntary, unpaid blood donation. “Blood is the most precious gift that… Read More

Authorities in Abuja confirmed their first case of infection in an individual arriving from Uganda, which borders the worst-hit provinces in DRC. “The source of exposure is still not known and the travel history of the patient is being pieced together now in terms of her movement from Uganda up to Nigeria,” said Dr Patrick Otim, from the UN World… Read More

The UN health agency has strengthened its emergency coordination, deployed technical teams and expanded operational support to keep essential health services running in conflict-affected areas of the north. Working with regional authorities, WHO is supporting preparedness, response coordination, disease surveillance and lifesaving interventions in collaboration with a range of partners, including the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN refugee… Read More

The UN agency’s eastern Mediterranean region comprises 22 countries and territories. Intensified support is being given to Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan, which have been identified as priority countries. This follows deadly outbreaks of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda and confirmation of a case in Kenya linked to… Read More

The UN agency issued the call ahead of  International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, which runs from 18-26 October.  Although exposure is entirely preventable, fewer than half of countries had confirmed legally binding controls on paint containing lead, according to the agency’s latest global assessment.  ‘Stealing children’s potential’  The risks to children are particularly dangerous because their developing brains and nervous… Read More

“Alcohol harm isn’t abstract,” said Dr. Carina Ferreira-Borges, the WHO Europe regional adviser on alcohol. “It can be heart and liver disease. It can be a baby exposed to alcohol before birth. It can be anxiety and depression. It can be a woman who develops breast cancer without ever being told alcohol was a risk.”  The launch highlighted the widespread lack… Read More

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking on Wednesday to health leaders and senior officials attending the WHO regional committee meeting underway in Cairo, Egypt.  “Over the past year, Member States have continued to advance the health and wellbeing of their people, often under the most difficult circumstances,” he said in remarks on the annual report for the region, which spans 22… Read More