Search Tag: World Health Organization

Executive Health Management

We-must-fight-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-health-threats-climate-change

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

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Nipah-virus-india-races-to-contain-the-outbreak

2023 18 Sep

In India, health authorities have taken swift action by closing schools, offices, and public transport while implementing extensive testing measures. These efforts are taken in response to the outbreak of the Nipah virus that has killed two people.   It is concerning that this virus, with a mortality rate as high as three out of every four infected...Read more

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Optimizing-patient-blood-management-the-role-of-the-laboratory

2022 20 Jan

SPEAKER Cecilia Scarponi Clinical Liaison for EMEA, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Read more

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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

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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

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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

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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