Search Tag: World Health Organization
Effective Workforce Transformation
2022 09 Nov
The most important asset for healthcare is healthcare workers. However, this sector faces significant challenges regarding this valuable resource, which have been further exacerbated because of the pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, there will be a shortfall of 15 million healthcare workers by 2030 . Clearly, the future... Read more
AI Health Worker Used to Tackle Today’s Public Health Issues
2022 04 Nov
The World Health Organization, with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, recently launched the AI powered digital health worker, known as Florence version 2.0, a platform aimed to share a variety of health topics in seven different languages. Having made its debut at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar, Florence is able... Read more
Optimizing Patient Blood Management: The Role of the Laboratory
2022 20 Jan
SPEAKER Cecilia Scarponi Clinical Liaison for EMEA, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Read more
Angela Katsapi as New Consultant at World Health Organization
2021 20 Oct
Angela Katsapi started an additional position as a Consultant at World Health Organization . In 2019, she founded the Euro-Mediterranean Institute for Quality and Safety in Health Service. She is a healthcare professional with advanced experience in international hospital assessments for quality and patients’ safety standards. She works for international... Read more
2021 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology and Global Health
2021 06 Nov
Find RAD-AID On Social Media Read more
Immunisation During COVID-19: Recommendations and Opinions
2020 24 Apr
24 April marks the start of World Immunization Week. This initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), aimed at promoting the use of vaccines around the world, will last till 30 April. What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on immunisation services? How is vaccination viewed across Europe? You may also like: Where Does COVID-19... Read more
COVID-19 Online Resources for Health Care Professionals
2020 23 Apr
Below you can find a summarised overview of online resources with developments, guidelines and recommendations for physicians and medical staff for COVID-19 patients in critical condition (e.g. patients in intensive care), as well as other general resources. ICU Therapy guideline for the treatment of patients with a SARS CoV2 infection Autoren:... Read more
WHO May Lose Its Largest Donor
2020 16 Apr
The U.S. is suspending its funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) until it has reviewed the agency’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. This move has been widely criticised both in the U.S. and globally. You may also like : Policy, Guidance and Recommendations for COVID-19 Decision-Making During a White House press conference... Read more
WHO Declares Public Health Emergency
2020 31 Jan
The new coronavirus was declared a global emergency (a Public Health Emergency of International Concern – PHEIC) during the second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on 30 January. "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other... Read more
Calling China’s champions for global health
2017 09 Nov
How the economic giant is advancing healthcare across the globe The World Health Organization (WHO) argues China’s private sector ecosystem capabilities have a great deal to offer global healthcare innovation. Earlier this year at the World Economic Forum, President Xi Jinping delivered a hearty defence of globalisation. To people... Read more