The WHO-hosted global conference on patient safety and patient engagement concluded yesterday with agreement across a broad range of stakeholders on a first-ever Patient safety rights charter. It outlines the core rights …
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Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information: A Global Stakeholder Consultation
Help shape the future of health care worldwide! Healthcare Information For All (HIFA.org) and the World Health Organization (WHO) invite YOU to contribute your voice to a global survey to …
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List of Candidates for WHO SEARO Regional Director
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the candidates for the next WHO SEARO Regional Director. The SEARO Regional Committee will nominate the next Regional Director during its upcoming session. …
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to further enhance efforts to end TB, adopt Gandhinagar Declaration
The WHO South-East Asia Region, that bears a disproportionate burden of nearly half of the global TB cases and deaths, today committed to further accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis by …
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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine to explore evidence base, opportunities to accelerate health for all
10 August 2023 News release (WHO) The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of …
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Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director and WHO Director-General on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
Statement by Catherine Russell and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 1 August 2023, Joint News Release, Geneva/New York In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase …
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Information on the election of WHO Regional Directors
The process for electing the Regional Directors of the Eastern Mediterranean (EMR), South East Asia (SEAR) and Wester Pacific (WPR) regions of WHO, respectively, started in Spring 2023. Regional Directors …
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WHO launches “One life, one liver” campaign on World Hepatitis Day
Geneva, 28 July: To mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO is calling for scaling up testing and treatment for viral hepatitis, warning that the disease could kill more people than malaria, tuberculosis, …
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WHO urges countries to invest in drowning prevention to protect children
On World Drowning Prevention Day this year, WHO is releasing an investment case on drowning prevention showing how just two actions – investing in day care for pre-school aged children and teaching …
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New WHO guidance on HIV viral suppression and scientific updates released at IAS 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new scientific and normative guidance on HIV at the 12th International IAS (the International AIDS Society) Conference on HIV Science. New WHO guidance and an …
