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The European Union and WHO further enhance their partnership for stronger pandemic preparedness and response

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Today the European Union’s Health Emergency Preparedness Authority (HERA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a new partnership with a € 15 million allocation under the EU4Health programme to boost capacities at national, regional, and global levels for better preparedness for and response to health emergencies.  In the framework of this partnership, HERA will fund four global initiatives to… Read More
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World Health Organization Director-General meets with KSrelief Supervisor General H.E Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah

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World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met today at WHO Headquarters with H.E. Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and H.E. Ambassador Abdulmohsen Majed Bin Khothaila Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva to discuss opportunities to strengthen the organizations’ collaboration… Read More
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FIFA and WHO to mark International Human Rights Day with anti-discrimination message

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#NoDiscrimination message to be displayed at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ quarter-final matches International Human Rights Day is on 10 December FIFA and FIFPRO have implemented a social media protection service during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) will mark International Human Rights Day on Saturday, 10 December by reinforcing the message that there… Read More
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Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda in record 79 days after outbreak declared

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The first doses of one of the three candidate vaccines against Sudan ebolavirus arrived in Uganda yesterday. These will be evaluated in a clinical trial called the Solidarity Against Ebola or Tokomeza Ebola. The arrival of the 1200 doses of candidate vaccines just 79 days after the outbreak was declared on 20 September marks a historical milestone in the global… Read More
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Life-threatening infections on the rise due to drug-resistant bacteria, new WHO report reveals 

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Moreover, the high levels of resistance to treatment are reported in bacteria frequently causing bloodstream infections in hospitals the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report states, based on 2020 data from 87 countries.  “Antimicrobial resistance undermines modern medicine and puts millions of lives at risk”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.   Tracking resistance  Within the context of national testing coverage,… Read More
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Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities

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“Many persons with disabilities die earlier, some up to 20 years earlier, and more are at risk – double the risk – of developing a range of health conditions compared to the general population,” said Darryl Barrett, WHO’s Technical Lead for Sensory Functions, Disability and Rehabilitation, briefing reporters in Geneva. The Global report on health equity, published just ahead of the International Day… Read More
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WHO highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of the world’s population

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A new Global Oral Health Status Report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden with data profiles for 194 countries, giving unique insights into key areas and markers of oral health that are relevant for decision-makers. The report shows that almost half of the world’s population (45% or 3.5 billion… Read More
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First joint WHO-World Health Summit strengthens engagement with a diverse range of partners

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October 2022 – Geneva, WHO signed new agreements with a variety of civil society, political and community stakeholders in October at the World Health Summit in Berlin, a three-day hybrid event that reached some 60 000 participants worldwide. For the first time, WHO co-hosted the Summit, which drew 4,100 in-person participants from 141 countries to more than to more 60… Read More
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Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat

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Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missed their second dose, a joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for… Read More
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Agreement between WHO and Islamic Development Bank seeks to build health in joint Member States

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Doha, Qatar (21 November) – The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and WHO signed an agreement today to collaborate strategically to help their common Member States build better health systems, respond to emergencies and more. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and IsDB Group President and Group Chairman H.E. Dr Muhammad Al Jasser signed the strategic framework agreement in Doha on… Read More
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