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UN Secretary-General Guterres: “Vaccine nationalism and hoarding are putting us all at risk.”

24/10/2021 ANA 0

World Health Summit with hundreds of global health experts officially opened Berlin, 24 October, 2021 – On Sunday evening, the 13th World Health Summit officially opened in Berlin and online. The prevailing topic: Lessons learnt […]

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Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and health costs globally

05/07/2018 ANA 0

Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank. Today, […]

Nearly one billion people in Africa to be protected against yellow fever by 2026

11/04/2018 ANA 0

ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from WHO, Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and more than 50 health partners. […]

World AIDS Day 2017 Everybody counts – Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General

01/12/2017 ANA 0

Since the very beginning of the epidemic, the HIV response has been centred on human rights, equity and communities, the very foundations upon which universal health coverage has been built. As the HIV epidemic has […]

WHO – Partners commit to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030

03/10/2017 ANA 0

Geneva, 03 October 2017 – An ambitious new strategy to reduce deaths from cholera by 90% by 2030 will be launched tomorrow by the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC), a diverse network of […]

Eliminate hepatitis: urges WHO

28/07/2017 ANA 0

27 July 2017, GENEVA – New WHO data from 28 countries – representing approximately 70% of the global hepatitis burden – indicate that efforts to eliminate hepatitis are gaining momentum. Published to coincide with World […]

Director-General Tedros statement taking the helm of WHO

04/07/2017 ANA 0

Today it is my pleasure and privilege to join and stand before you as the new Director-General of the World Health Organization. Our World Health Organization. Let me start with the moral centre of our […]