Public Health

New global commitment to end tuberculosis News release: 17 NOVEMBER 2017 | MOSCOW/GENEVA –  75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement came at …

WHO report signals urgent need for greater political commitment to end tuberculosis News release (WHO Media Centre) 30 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA – Global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) have saved …

“Let them thrive!”- World Prematurity Day 2017 Let them thrive! • Quality of care for the smallest • Improving care for the smallest • Respectful care for the smallest World …

Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future – World Diabetes Day 2017 World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organization in …

Promoting health through the life-course: World Pneumonia Day 2017 World Pneumonia Day 12 November 2017 World Pneumonia Day brings people from all over the world together uniting to demand that …

World Quality Day 2017– Celebrating everyday leadership Thursday 9 November Celebrating Everyday Leadership World Quality Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday in November. Many individuals and organisations use World …

The International Day of Radiology & World Radiography Day World Radiography Day is celebrated on 8 November each year. The date marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895.Radiographers worldwide …

Substantial decline in global measles deaths, but disease still kills 90 000 per year Joint news release CDC/GAVI/UNICEF/WHO 26 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA/NEW YORK/ATLANTA – In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people …

The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (22 to 28 October 2017) The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW): From 22 to 28 October 2017 the international lead poisoning prevention week of action …