UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announce the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile
The Ebola vaccine is reserved for outbreak response to protect people at the highest risk of contracting Ebola – including healthcare and frontline workers.
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Migrants and refugees say COVID-19 has dramatically worsened their lives: WHO
Undocumented migrants are often excluded from national health programmes or social protection schemes that could facilitate access to health and social services. Many do not seek health care, including for COVID-19, due to financial constraints or fear of deportation.
WHO launches groundbreaking global youth mobilization
Funding for community programmes, engaging youth in solutions to address COVID-19, and convening Global Youth Summit are key features of this new mobilization
#Breaking : WHO reveals the leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
Geneva, 10 December 2020: Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published yesterday. This is an increase from 4 of the…
WHO launches year-long campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco
World No Tobacco Day 2021 theme : Commit to Quit Geneva, Tuesday, 8 December 2020. WHO today launched a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.” The new WHO…
#Breaking : WHO Updates Guidance on Mask use in the context of COVID-19
World Health Organziation advice on the use of masks COVID-19: Infection prevention and control New Delhi, 02nd December 2020. WHO has updated its guidance on the use of masks with new scientific evidence and practical…
As COVID-19 spread accelerates, IHR Emergency Committee urges focus on measures that work
COVID-19 pandemic still constituted a public health emergency Geneva, Switzerland, 30 October 2020 — The Emergency Committee on COVID-19 met on 29 October to review the situation and progress made on the temporary recommendations. They…
COVID-19 pandemic: Countries urged to take stronger action to stop the spread of harmful information
New York, 23rd September 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) together with the UN, specialised agencies and partners today called on countries to develop and implement action plans to promote the timely dissemination of science-based…
WHO calls for global action on sepsis – cause of 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
Geneva, 8 September 2020: The World Health Organization’s first global report on sepsis finds that the effort to tackle millions of deaths and disabilities due to sepsis is hampered by serious gaps in knowledge, particularly…
Innovative financing for women’s health becomes vital when purse strings tighten
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of weak health systems that were ill-prepared to withstand the onslaught of the pandemic. As documented by the Pulse survey of the WHO, the pandemic has resulted in…
World Mental Health Day: An opportunity to kick-start a massive scale-up in investment in mental health
Geneva, 27 August 2020 – Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from…
WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
Geneva 5th July 2020. WHO accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms. The Solidarity Trial was established by WHO to find an effective COVID-19…
Use mobile devices for remote healthcare consultations, say experts
NEW DELHI, JUNE 18 (Umashankar Mishra): Health workers should be encouraged to use mobile devices to initiate remote consultation calls with patients and coordinate continuum of care for those with chronic conditions. To facilitate this,…
At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
Agencies call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases. GENEVA/NEW YORK, 22 May 2020 – COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world,…
WHO expresses concern over mental health crisis during COVID-19 pandemic
Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis 13 May 2020–The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions…
WHO delivers more medicines to Islamic Republic of Iran for COVID-19 “Solidarity” clinical trial
Tehran, 3 May 2020 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered additional medicines to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its participation in the Solidarity Trial, a global effort to find an effective treatment…
Through transparent knowledge-sharing, tailored support on the ground, and steadfast solidarity we will beat COVID-19 : WHO Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark, 30 April 2020 : Statement to Diplomatic Missions located in Denmark on COVID-19 by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe on 28th April 2020 Good morning your Excellencies and…
Cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have doubled in a week in the Region of the America
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director calls for protection of health workers in face of the advancing COVID19 pandemic in the region of the Americas
The pandemic is many times larger than it was in early February : WHO
WHO, UNICEF calls for countries to provide free public hand hygiene stations. Gaps in essential care can result in many more deaths than the coronavirus itself. Geneva 2 April 2020 : WHO, UNICEF and the…
Five steps to kicking out coronavirus : WHO, FIFA launch joint campaign to equip football community to tackle COVID-19
WHO, FIFA launch joint campaign to equip football community to tackle COVID-19 Geneva, 23 March 2020: FIFA, the international governing body of football, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the…