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WEB27 September 2024. News release. Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2025 southern hemisphere influenza season. 26 September 2024. News release. WHO and TikTok to collaborate on more science-based information on health and well-being. 26 September 2024. Joint News Release.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news - World Health …
WEBNews – Here you can find all news releases, statements and speeches about the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Newsroom - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Live press conferences. Live recordings with translations in all of WHO's six official languages. 0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 90%. 00:00. 00:00. 2024. 2023. 2022. 2021.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with …
Headlines - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEB20 September 2024. News release. Governments progress on negotiations for a pandemic agreement to boost global preparedness for future emergencies. 19 September 2024. News release. WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance. 17 September 2024. News release.
WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and …
WEBJun 17, 2022 · The World Health Organization today released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil society and others with an ambition to support the world in transforming mental health. In 2019, nearly a billion people – …
WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control …
WEB15 May 2023. Departmental update. Reading time: 1 min (390 words) The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The recommendation is based on the findings of a …
WHO Member States agree way forward to conclude Pandemic …
WEBMay 28, 2024 · WHO Member States agreed to continue to work during the World Health Assembly, which ends on 1 June, with the aim to: finalize the package of amendments to the IHR (2005) agree the timing, format and process to conclude the pandemic agreement. During today’s session, the WHA first considered agenda item 13.4 on the draft …
Fake news: What it is, and how to spot it | World Economic Forum
WEBMar 6, 2019 · One of the central challenges of fake news is that it places the onus to verify stories on the reader, who could be a person without the time, energy or resources to do so. You’re the detective now. Image: IFLA. 2016 marked a turning point for awareness as Oxford Dictionaries said its Word of the Year was “post-truth”, defined as ...
Climate change: Land degradation and desertification
WEBOct 26, 2020 · It is also caused by human activities that pollute or degrade the quality of soils and land utility. It negatively affects food production, livelihoods, and the production and provision of other ecosystem goods and services. Desertification is a form of land degradation by which fertile land becomes desert.