Tag: Health News

A new WHO Checklist to support schools re-opening and preparation for COVID-19 resurgences or similar public health crises , lists 38 essential actions to be considered by different stakeholders as they work together to agree school reopening plans. According to data collected by UNESCO, classrooms for nearly 1 in 5 schoolchildren globally – or 320 million – are closed as of… Read More

The World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today launched a new collaboration to strengthen the delivery of emergency medical and health services during humanitarian crises. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and IFRC Secretary-General Mr Jagan Chapagain signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on implementing the Emergency Medical Team (EMT)… Read More

On 4 December 2020, the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and WHO convened their annual strategic dialogue. The overall objective of the meeting, held virtually this year, was to engage in a political dialogue and exchange views on strategies, policies and activities of WHO, the current WHO transformation process and COVID-response, review the key areas financed by Luxembourg… Read More

Falsified HARVONI (Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) identified in the WHO regions of the Americas and Europe Alert Summary This WHO Medical Product Alert relates to one batch of confirmed falsified HARVONI (Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) identified in Brazil and Turkey. Falsified Harvoni was identified in Brazil in May 2020 and in Turkey in November 2020.  WHO has received recent information that suggests these products are still… Read More

Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in 2000. The new data cover the period from 2000 to 2019 inclusive. The estimates reveal trends over the last 2 decades in mortality and morbidity… Read More

On 27 November 2020, His Excellency Mr Harald Aspelund, Ambassador of the Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva and Ms Jane Ellison, WHO Executive Director for External Relations and Governance signed a new contribution agreement to support work towards integrated brain health, that will be led by a newly established unit… Read More

Rural populations across the globe continue to face health, economic and social inequities. A major contributor to pervasive health inequalities in rural and remote areas is a shortage of available, appropriate and motivated health workers. Compounding this, the COVID-19 pandemic’s health, health systems and socio-economic impacts threaten to worsen the health outcomes of the more vulnerable rural populations.  Owing to… Read More

The first G20 report in area of digital health, Report on Digital Health Implementation Approach to Pandemic Management, was announced in advent of the G20 Summit. This report promptly outlines digital health emergency responses landscape and proposed actions and implementation recommendations. WHO assumes leadership in multiple strategic recommendation areas in this report, and is committed to support countries to enhance… Read More

PrEP1519 is the first demonstration study in Latin America exploring acceptability, use, and persistence of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) amongst adolescent men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) aged 15-19 years. The study is ongoing in three cities in Brazil: Salvador, São Paulo, and Belo Horizonte.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, the PrEP1519 study team ensured a contingency… Read More