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WHO and the Netherlands call for stronger cooperation under the new Dutch Global Health Strategy

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Mr Roland Driece, Director for International Relations at the Netherlands’ Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Mr Gerard Steeghs, Director Multilateral Organisations and Human Rights, Dr Catharina Boehme, Chef de Cabinet, WHO Geneva, 17 November 2022 – The Netherlands discussed its new strategy for Global Health with WHO on Thursday and called for deeper coordination with the Organization to improve… Read More
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FIFA World Cup™ players to #BringTheMoves and encourage kids to exercise

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Players challenged by fans to Bring The Moves when they score in Qatar Joint campaign launched with FIFA, WHO, MoPH Qatar and the SC WHO Goodwill Ambassadors Alisson Becker, from Brazil, and Didier Drogba support campaign FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Qatar and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and… Read More
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Digital app released to boost physical activity – and help get children moving

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On the eve of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA are launching a new digital app designed to help increase physical activity and improve the health and well-being of millions of young people.    GenMove, Season1 is a games app that uses advanced movement tracking combined with artificial… Read More
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Quadripartite launches a new platform to tackle antimicrobial resistance threat to human and animal health and ecosystems

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The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform was launched today to ensure the growing threats and impacts of antimicrobial resistance are addressed globally. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization ( WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), known as the Quadripartite  are joining forces on this… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions

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Pandemic-related disruptions caused 25 million boys and girls to miss their first dose of the measles vaccine last year, while another 14.7 million did not get the second dose. The record decline in measles vaccination coverage represents a significant setback in global progress to combat the disease. Pandemic paradox “The paradox of the pandemic is that while vaccines against COVID-19… Read More
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UNICEF seeks $27.5 million to step up cholera response in Haiti

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The outbreak began two months ago and is unfolding amid economic crisis and rising insecurity due to gang violence.  Ninety per cent of confirmed cases have been in areas with a high burden of severe acute malnutrition. A ‘triple threat’ Children suffering from the condition, which is also known as severe wasting, are more vulnerable to cholera and at least… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics

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WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as “Disease X”, which indicates an unknown pathogen that could cause a serious international epidemic.  The process began on Friday and will guide global investment, and research and development (R&D), especially in vaccines, tests, and treatments.  Essential for quick response … Read More
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First Person: Saving lives and preventing the spread of cholera in Haiti

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The deadly but treatable disease has been spreading across the country and according to the latest Government figures published on 16 November there have been some 8,100 people admitted to hospital and over 170 deaths. Esterline Dumezil was trained by the Ministry of Public Health and Population and by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). “I have been working in… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Almost half of us worldwide are neglecting oral healthcare: WHO report

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“Oral health has long been neglected in global health, but many oral diseases can be prevented and treated with the cost-effective measures outlined in this report,” said WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.  In a first-ever comprehensive overview, the Global Oral Health Status Report analysed key areas and markers throughout 194 countries, and shows that cases have increased by one billion… Read More
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WHO unveils new strategy to tackle antimalarial drug resistance in Africa

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Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden, with around 96 per cent of all cases and deaths in 2020.    As a result of drug resistance, medicines to treat the life-threatening disease become ineffective.  Worrying signs  Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. … Read More
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