Search Tag: WHO
2024 13 Oct
Experts from around the world meet in Berlin at the leading global health forum On Sunday morning, the 16th annual World Health Summit started in Berlin. For three days, the event will focus on the future of global health under the motto: "Building Trust for a Healthier World". More than 350 speakers and over 3,500 participants from around the...Read more
2024 25 Aug
The recent declaration of the Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak in Africa as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) has drawn global attention. Originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early 2023, this viral illness has rapidly spread to neighbouring countries,...Read more
2024 06 Jun
The World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr José Luis Castro as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases. Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD), including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), affect nearly half a billion people worldwide. These diseases are...Read more
2024 28 May
WHO on Tuesday launched an Investment case that lays out the Organization’s essential contribution to global health and seeks investment in its 2025–2028 strategy to save 40 million lives and improve the health of 6 billion people. The Investment case underpins WHO’s Investment Round , which kicked off on Sunday and has gained many robust...Read more
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 26 May
Brazil, France, Germany, Norway, and Qatar declare their support for the fit-for-future financing strategy The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organization is funded heading into an era of climate change, mass migration, pandemic threats,...Read more
2024 26 May
Brazil, France, Germany, Norway, and Qatar declare their support for the fit-for-future financing strategy The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organization is funded heading into an era of climate change, mass migration, pandemic threats,...Read more
2024 26 May
Brazil, France, Germany, Norway, and Qatar declare their support for the fit-for-future financing strategy The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organization is funded heading into an era of climate change, mass migration, pandemic threats,...Read more
2024 18 May
Countries to meet next week on the few remaining issues in lead-up to Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly In an historic milestone for global public health, State Parties today agreed in principle on a large, ground-breaking package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005). These amendments build on over 300 proposals...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
2024 25 Mar
The Honourable Tulia Ackson, President of the IPU, Secretary General Martin Chungong, Excellencies, Honourable Members of Parliament, Dear colleagues and friends, It is an honour and a pleasure to join you today. As a former Ethiopian parliamentarian and minister myself, I have seen first-hand the power of parliaments...Read more
2024 06 Feb
A recent report released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) ahead of World Cancer Day sheds light on the escalating burden of cancer worldwide. According to fresh projections, the number of new cancer cases in Europe is anticipated to rise by 22.5 percent over the next twenty years. Globally, there is an estimated 55 percent...Read more
2024 06 Feb
A recent report released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) ahead of World Cancer Day sheds light on the escalating burden of cancer worldwide. According to fresh projections, the number of new cancer cases in Europe is anticipated to rise by 22.5 percent over the next twenty years. Globally, there is an estimated 55 percent...Read more
2024 06 Feb
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the establishment of the Health Technology Access Pool (HTAP) as the successor to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). This initiative aims to ensure equitable and affordable access to essential health products globally. WHO leverages pandemic experience into expanding access to...Read more
2024 06 Feb
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the establishment of the Health Technology Access Pool (HTAP) as the successor to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). This initiative aims to ensure equitable and affordable access to essential health products globally. WHO leverages pandemic experience into expanding access to...Read more
2024 25 Jan
By Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Director-General of the World Health Organization; Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber , President-designate of COP 28 United Nations Climate Change Conference; and Dr Vanessa Kerry , WHO Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, CEO of Seed Global Health In the face of one of the greatest health threats...Read more
2024 24 Jan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued fresh guidelines regarding the ethical and governance aspects of large multi-modal models (LMMs) – a class of generative artificial intelligence (AI) that's rapidly expanding within the healthcare sector. Over 40 recommendations have been put forward for governments, tech firms, and healthcare...Read more
2023 21 Dec
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the JN.1 variant of COVID as a "variant of interest." Previously categorised within the parent strain BA.2.86, this omicron subvariant has raised concerns among scientists due to its significant number of mutations earlier this year. The WHO classifies variants into three categories: variants...Read more
2023 04 Dec
More than 40 million health professionals worldwide joined WHO’s call to action on the first-ever Health Day at COP. Health works urgently plead for more immediate and decisive measures to phase out fossil fuels, transition to clean energy, enhance resilience, and provide support to the most vulnerable individuals and communities facing the harshest...Read more
2023 04 Dec
More than 40 million health professionals worldwide joined WHO’s call to action on the first-ever Health Day at COP. Health works urgently plead for more immediate and decisive measures to phase out fossil fuels, transition to clean energy, enhance resilience, and provide support to the most vulnerable individuals and communities facing the harshest...Read more
2023 07 Sep
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, was pleased to announce the generous hosts of Second WHO Symposium on the Future of Digital Health Systems in the European Region have signed a letter of intent with the Portuguese Government to open a new WHO Country Office in Porto, Portugal. The new office will be focusing on a special project...Read more
2023 07 Sep
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, was pleased to announce the generous hosts of Second WHO Symposium on the Future of Digital Health Systems in the European Region have signed a letter of intent with the Portuguese Government to open a new WHO Country Office in Porto, Portugal. The new office will be focusing on a special project...Read more
2023 03 Jul
Recognizing the importance of interoperability standards in digital health transformation, WHO and standards-development organization, Health Level Seven International (HL7®), signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to support the adoption of open interoperability standards, globally. Adoption of interoperability standards are critical for consistent...Read more
2023 22 May
Effective regulatory systems are an essential component of health system strengthening and contribute to better public health outcomes, even more so in the age of medical devices that are enabled by machine learning. Key Points Without medical devices, many critical healthcare procedures would not be possible. WHO provides guidance...Read more
2023 13 Apr
A newly adopted bold declaration urges political action and commitment to protect, support and invest in health and care workers across Europe and central Asia. Representatives from 50 Member States of the WHO European Region are joining forces with health workers, their unions and associations, along with academics and experts to support this...Read more
2022 05 Sep
Medication error has been defined as “a reduction in the probability of treatment being timely and effective, or an increase in the risk of harm relating to medicines and prescribing compared with generally accepted practice” (WHO, 2016; 4). Serious medication errors lead to undesirable outcomes, including but not limited to poor quality of life,...Read more
2022 05 Sep
World Sepsis Day was inaugurated exactly ten years ago and, since then, has made great progress in the fight against sepsis. Sepsis awareness has increased across the globe. However, sepsis still accounts for approximately 11 million lives lost every year around the world. This does not include millions of deaths by viral sepsis due to COVID-19. ...Read more
2022 19 Jul
Official data published this week by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF show the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years. The number of children receiving three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) has decreased by 5 percentage points between 2019 and 2021 to 81%....Read more