WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care
Report urges mental health decision makers and advocates to step up commitment and action to change attitudes, actions and approaches to mental health, its determinants […]
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WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care
Access to safe abortion critical for health of women and girls: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines on abortion care today, […]
FAO, OIE and WHO on monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection in wildlife + preventing the formation of animal reservoirs
By Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO) As we enter the third year of the […]
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at announcement “spokes” of mRNA technology transfer hub
Your Excellency President Macron,Excellency President Macky Sall,Excellency President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi,Excellency President Kenyatta,Excellency President Buhari,Excellency President Saied,Excellency President Michel,Excellency President von der Leyen,Excellencies, dear colleagues, […]
WHO – Essential health services face continued disruption during COVID-19 pandemic
Two years into the pandemic, health systems are still facing significant challenges in providing essential health services. Ongoing disruptions have been reported in over 90% […]
WHO: Information session on the mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa
The audio file of today’s information session on the objectives, functioning and progress of the mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa is available […]
U.S. EPA and World Health Organization Partner to Protect Public Health
Agreement recognizes the increased environmental and public health risks from the warming global climate and prioritizes environmental justice This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
WHO Virtual Press Conference on COVID-19 and other global health issues, 18 January
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 — 18 January 2022 The volcanic eruption near Tonga and subsequent tsunami requires an urgent […]
COVAX delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose – with video
On 15 January 2021, a shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda included the billionth dose supplied via COVAX. Together with our partners, COVAX […]
WHO Interim statement on COVID-19 vaccines
Interim Statement on COVID-19 vaccines in the context of the circulation of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant from the WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine […]
Links to new WHO mask use guidelines
Please find below two links to new WHO mask use guidelines issued today: COVID-19 infection prevention and control living guideline: mask use in community settings22 […]
WHO Interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination
The World Health Organization, with the support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group, continues to review the emerging evidence on the need for and […]
More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs
COVID-19 pandemic disrupts health services worldwide New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely […]
Enhancing Readiness for Omicron (B.1.1.529): Technical Brief and Priority Actions for Member States (who.int)
Overview • On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern (VOC), on the basis of advice from WHO’s Technical Advisory […]
WHO advises against use of convalescent plasma for covid-19
Current evidence shows no improvement in survival and other important measures Convalescent plasma (a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from covid-19) […]