Abuse of older people on the rise – 1 in 6 affected
(Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - June 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: ageing [subject], elderly, older people, geriatric, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General elect welcomes new funding for polio eradication
WHO Director-General elect, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomes contributions and pledges of US$1.2 billion for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: poliomyelitis [subject], polio, poliovirus, polio encephalitis, Afghanistan [country], Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO DG-elect on high-level US tour to advance new vision for WHO
WHO Director-General elect, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in the United States of America 12-17 June to share his vision for the WHO with global leaders, before taking up his new position on 1 July. Over 5 days Dr Tedros will meet with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation; Jim Kim, World Bank Group President; Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director; Tom Price, Secretary of US Health and Human Services; and others, including leadership for the Canadian Ministry of International Development and La Francophonie, Carter Center, United Nations, US Agency for International Development, US Centers for Di...
Source: WHO news - June 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: director-general [subject], emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, poliomyelitis [subject], polio, poliovirus, polio encephalitis, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Number of suspected cholera cases reaches 100 & nbsp;000 in Yemen
The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101 820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - June 8, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: cholera [subject], vibrio cholerae, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Press release [doctype], Yemen [country] Source Type: news
WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics, and adds medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis and cancer
New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances is among the additions to the WHO Model list of essential medicines for 2017. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - June 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropic drugs, pharmaceutical products, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Dr Babatunde Osotimehin
As Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Osotimehin was a champion of health for all, but especially for women and adolescent girls. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - June 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: director-general [subject], maternal health [subject], maternal mortality, maternal, antenatal care, mother, childbirth, maternal welfare, European Region [region], Statement [doctype], Switzerland [country] Source Type: news
Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 30 May 2017
Delegates at the World Health Assembly today came to agreement on vector control, a number of issues related to noncommunicable diseases, as well as chemicals management and WHO reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals. Delegates welcomed the strategic approach proposed in the Global Vector Control Response (GVCR) 2017-2030. The response aims to prevent epidemics of vector-borne diseases in all countries, reduce the incidence of these diseases by at least 60% and cut mortality rates by at least 75% by 2030. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: cancer [subject], cervical cancer, communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, noncommunicable disease [subject], chronic diseases, vector-borne diseases [subject] Source Type: news
World No Tobacco Day 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development
(Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: tobacco [subject], tobacco use, smoking, passive smoking, cigarettes, tobacco [subject], tobacco use, smoking, passive smoking, cigarettes, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 29 May 2017
Delegates at the World Health Assembly have reached new agreements on dementia; immunization; refugee and migrant health; substandard and falsified medical products, and the world drug problem. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 29, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: refugees [subject], displaced people, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 26 May 2017
World Health Assembly focused on implementation of the International Health Regulations, and improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 26, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: international health regulations [subject], ihr, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 25 May
The World Health Assembly today made decisions relating to polio, the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, and the health workforce. Delegates paid tribute to ongoing efforts to end polio transmission in the last three endemic countries - Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. They expressed concern about the continued shortage of inactivated poliovirus vaccine, and noted the urgent need to contain polioviruses in safe facilities, destroy unneeded materials, and appropriately contain resources that can be used for research or other purposes. This has become particularly important since the eradication of type 2 of the w...
Source: WHO news - May 25, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: health workforce [subject], human resources for health, health workers, healthcare workers, health care workers, influenza [subject], flu, seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, poliomyelitis [subject], polio, poliovirus, polio encephalitis, Press releas Source Type: news
Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 24 May
WHA approved the Organization ’s proposed programme budget of US$ 4421.5 million for the biennium (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: governance [subject], Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Seventieth World Health Assembly update
WHA approved the Organization ’s proposed programme budget of US$ 4421.5 million for the biennium (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: governance [subject], Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
World Health Assembly elects Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as new WHO Director-General
(Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 23, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: director-general [subject], Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Seventieth World Health Assembly opens in Geneva
In her final opening address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan offered some advice to delegates "as you continue to shape the future of this Organization". (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - May 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
