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Mayor Eric Adams’ Op-Ed – Action, care and compassion: My administration’s approach to addressing severe mental illness

One year since the emergence of COVID-19 virus variant Omicron: What has changed and why there hasn’t been a new variant of concern

Uganda Ebola disease caused by Sudan ebolavirus – WHO

New WHO, CDC report says nearly 40 million children are ‘dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat’

FIFA World Cup players to #BringTheMoves and encourage kids to exercise

Health

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.

Biden, Macron and other G20 leaders in Bali, Indonesia

Peace and Security

G20 leaders issue longest declaration ever in Bali, Indonesia: Here are the crises they plan to tackle

November 16, 2022

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the 151st session of the Executive Board on 30 May 2022. This second shorter meeting of the year is a follow-up to the World Health Assembly. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.

Africa

Inequitable distribution of vaccines not unique to COVID-19, WHO says in new report

November 9, 2022

H.E. Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, Minister of Health of Djibouti and President of the 75th World Health Assembly, addresses the Second Plenary meeting on the morning of 23 May 2022. Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.

Africa

Cholera outbreak in Malawi at a glance

November 7, 2022

WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti speaks during the Strategic Roundtable discussion "A Healthy Return: investing in a sustainably financed WHO" on 23 May 2022 at the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Expert reports have highlighted the mismatch between what the world needs from WHO and, in particular, its role leading the multilateral response to health emergencies, and the way it is currently funded. In January 2021 the Working Group on Sustainable Financing was set up to look afresh at the issue and it makes substantive recommendations in a report to be discussed at this Assembly. The discussion included the formal launch of A Healthy Return: investing in a sustainably financed WHO, the new WHO investment case. It also spotlighted the Results Report 2020-2021 For a Safer, Healthier and Fairer world as an example of the commitment of the Secretariat to enhanced accountability, transparency and reporting on resu https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/05/23/default-calendar/strategic-roundtables-seventy-fifth-world-health-assembly Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken.

Climate Change

The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge

November 3, 2022

The 151st session of the Executive Board on 30 May 2022. This second shorter meeting of the year is a follow-up to the World Health Assembly. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.

Africa

ACT-ACCELERATOR LAUNCHES SIX MONTH PLAN AS WORLD TRANSITIONS TO LONG-TERM COVID-19 CONTROL

October 28, 2022

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 WASHINGTON DC. 2019 ANNUAL MEETINGS. DECODING DEBT: GETTING TRANSPARENCY RIGHT.

The panel addresses three key questions: 1) Why is debt transparency important? 2) Why is it lacking in so many low-income countries? 3) What must be done to create the right incentives for greater debt transparency? David R. Malpass President, World Bank Group; Antoinette Sayeh Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development; Kenneth Rogoff Thomas D. Cabot Professor at Harvard University; Zainab Ahmed Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria; Julie Monaco Managing Director Global Head Public Sector Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory Division Citi. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie

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Health

Prevent rather than fight the next pandemic with ‘One Health Approach’ – World Bank

October 26, 2022

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the 151st session of the Executive Board on 30 May 2022. This second shorter meeting of the year is a follow-up to the World Health Assembly. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.

Health

WHO says almost 1 million people die every year due to lead poisoning, with more children suffering long-term health effects

October 24, 2022

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Africa

US CDC and partners chart new course to beat HIV in Nigeria

October 21, 2022

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during the opening of the 151st session of the Executive Board on 30 May 2022. This second shorter meeting of the year is a follow-up to the World Health Assembly. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.

BREAKING NEWS

Shortage of cholera vaccines leads to temporary suspension of two-dose strategy, as cases rise worldwide

October 19, 2022

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanmon Ghebreyesus speaks during the Strategic Roundtable discussion "A Healthy Return: investing in a sustainably financed WHO" on 23 May 2022 at the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Expert reports have highlighted the mismatch between what the world needs from WHO and, in particular, its role leading the multilateral response to health emergencies, and the way it is currently funded. In January 2021 the Working Group on Sustainable Financing was set up to look afresh at the issue and it makes substantive recommendations in a report to be discussed at this Assembly. The discussion included the formal launch of A Healthy Return: investing in a sustainably financed WHO, the new WHO investment case. It also spotlighted the Results Report 2020-2021 For a Safer, Healthier and Fairer world as an example of the commitment of the Secretariat to enhanced accountability, transparency and reporting on results. https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/05/23/default-calendar/strategic-roundtables-seventy-fifth-world-health-assembly

Africa

WHO warns 500 million people may develop heart disease, obesity and diabetes due to physical inactivity

October 18, 2022

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