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Transforming health care: stories of changemakers across world
George Institute raising awareness and engaging with school children on salt reduction
Uncovering mechanism driving antimicrobial resistance
Risk of medication errors with tranexamic acid injection resulting in inadvertent intrathecal injection
WHO announces Film Festival shortlist and jury, including Sharon Stone, Emilia Clarke, Mia Maestro, Anita Abada
Stepping up One Health action under FAO’s stewardship as chair of Tripartite Secretariat
WHO and Kuaishou Technology provide access to Covid information and mental health tips
Food Futures online conference to explore food insecurity and public health
WHO launches new framework to support countries achieve integrated continuum of long-term care
Stop attacks on health care in Ukraine
Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment and Starts Interactive
Statement of Thirty-first Polio IHR Emergency Committee
Failure to Administer Covid Vaccines in Fair and Equitable Manner is Prolonging Pandemic
WHO Global Health Facilities Database: Ensuring access to primary healthcare and UHC
New malaria treatments essential as drug resistance grows
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care
Alcohol Dependence Significantly Increases Suicide Risk – Otago Study
Rethinking value in economy
Interim Statement on Covid vaccines in context of circulation of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant from WHO Technical Advisory Group 8 March
Act Now to Save Lives and Prevent Migrants From Going Missing
Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Sixth Session
Human Rights-Centred Multilateralism Needs to be Built and Vaccines Must be Acknowledged as Global Public Goods
Eighth Meeting of Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19, 1 March 2022
Application period now open for 2023 update of WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
WHO launches new repository on urban health
Statement on prioritization of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection
New FAO report highlights possible benefits and risks associated with tomorrow’s food
First-ever malaria vaccine recommendation now published in position paper and in WHO guidelines for malaria
World Obesity Day 2022 – Accelerating action to stop obesity
Girls forced to act as boys in Afghanistan
WHO and MPP welcome NIH’s offer of Covid health technologies to C-TAP
Human Rights Council Hears from 19 Dignitaries as it Continues its High-Level Segment
WHO updates its treatment guidelines to include molnupiravir
Covid pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide
World leaders and experts call for action to protect environment from antimicrobial pollution
WHO releases new standard to tackle rising threat of hearing loss
Covid exposes ‘massive blind spot’
ACT-Accelerator welcomes Germany’s generous ‘fair share’ commitment
On Second Day of Human Rights Council’s High-level Segment, Russia’s attack on Ukraine Continues to Dominate Discussion
Human Rights Council Holds Annual High-Level Panel Discussion on Human Right Mainstreaming
New Zealand and WHO: partnering for healthier future
Human Rights Council Starts High-Level Segment, Hearing from Presidents of Tunisia, Lithuania, Colombia
Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March 2022
Singapore medicines regulator world’s first to achieve highest maturity level in WHO classification
Ensuring accurate dose for radiotherapy
Dangerously low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine due to crisis, warn WHO Director-General and WHO Regional Director for Europe
Experts of Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights commend Bahrain on advancing education
Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for 2022-2023 northern hemisphere influenza season