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The debate has focused on preventing future pandemic threats. Has the draft overlooked other points? What impact will the agreement have on essential liberties, especially freedom of expression? On June 28, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) established that “The Members States of the World
The topic of this year’s World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on October 9 was “Leave no one behind: Equity in access to palliative care”. The provision of palliative care in most countries lags far behind the need. Each year, more than 56.8 million people, including 25.7
As a new year and a new decade kick off, WHO is releasing a list of urgent, global health challenges. This list, developed with input from our experts around the world, reflects a deep concern that leaders are failing to invest enough resources in core
At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness, of which over 1 billion cases could have been prevented or have yet to be addressed 8 October 2019 News release Geneva العربية中文FrançaisРусскийEspañol More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 17 July 2019 News release Geneva العربية中文FrançaisРусскийEspañol WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a
WHAT? Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year. The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives. The campaign targets primarily the general public and also seeks to
Of all human diseases, 60% originate in animals – “One Health” is the only way to keep antibiotics working Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health. As a result of infection with drug-resistant bacteria an estimated 700 000 people die each year worldwide.
World Health Day - call for universal health coverage According to the WHO chief, universal health coverage is key to safer, fairer world The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday marked World Health Day, with a strong call for universal health coverage,
Eliminate hepatitis: WHO News release 27 JULY 2017 | GENEVA - New WHO data from 28 countries - representing approximately 70% of the global hepatitis burden - indicate that efforts to eliminate hepatitis are gaining momentum. Published to coincide with World Hepatitis Day, the data
WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics, and adds medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis and cancer News release 6 JUNE 2017 | GENEVA - New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for
