Search Tag: Global Health

2024 27 May

  WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus presented his Award for Global Health to the Prime Minister of Barbados and two scientists for their contributions to advancing global health at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly.   The Director-General’s Award for Global Health, established in 2019, goes to Her Excellency, Mia Mottley,...Read more

2024 21 May

  A recent report from The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission highlights a concerning reality: many individuals with breast cancer are not receiving the treatment they need. Despite significant advances in breast cancer research and treatment over the past three decades, which have reduced mortality rates by over 40% in some high-income countries,...Read more

2024 01 Apr

  Today during World Health Worker Week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published guidance on  Bilateral agreements on health worker migration and mobility . The guidance was developed by WHO and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, with the International Labour Organization, as part of the Working for Health programme....Read more

2023 22 Jul

The theme for the 10th Annual World Brain Day is “Brain Health and Disability: Leave No One Behind”. By focusing on raising awareness about neurological disabilities and addressing the existing barriers in healthcare, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) aims to close the gaps in disability awareness, ensuring that when it comes to brain health,...Read more