29 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland Injuries and violence take the lives of some 12 000 people around the world each day. As reflected in a new World Health Organization …
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WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
28 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both …
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Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat
23 November 2022 Joint News Release Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a …
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Quadripartite launches a new platform to tackle antimicrobial resistance threat to human and animal health and ecosystems
The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform was launched today to ensure the growing threats and impacts of antimicrobial resistance are addressed globally. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), …
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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Prevent antimicrobial resistance together
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Prevent antimicrobial resistance together By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia. Today, and throughout World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), WHO is highlighting the …
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WHO releases first data on global vaccine market since COVID-19
9 November 2022 News release (WHO) WHO’s Global Vaccine Market Report 2022, shows that inequitable distribution is not unique to COVID-19 vaccines, with poorer countries consistently struggling to access vaccines that are …
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Revised Schedule of Fractional doses of the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV)
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), DoHS, FWD has updated the schedule of Fractional Dose of Inactivated Polio Vaccine-fIPV in Nepal. S. No Age Existing schedule Revised Schedule 1 …
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Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations
6 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland and Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt (WHO) On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issues a grim reminder that the climate …
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WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
The Global status report on physical activity 2022 19 October 2022 News release Geneva Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical …
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One Health Joint Plan of Action launched to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment
17 October 2022, News release, Geneva, Nairobi, Paris, Rome Today, a new One Health Joint Plan of Action was launched by the Quadripartite – the Food and Agriculture Organization of …
