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COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term

By admin  /  August 2, 2020
The Emergency Committee on COVID-19, convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), held its fourth...
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Statement on the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

By admin  /  August 2, 2020
The fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the coronavirus...
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World Breastfeeding Week 2020 Message

By admin  /  July 31, 2020
<p>The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is &ldquo;Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet&rdquo;. In line with this theme, WHO...
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World Hepatitis Day: fast-tracking the elimination of hepatitis B among mothers and children

By admin  /  July 28, 2020
<p>The proportion of children under five years of age chronically infected with hepatitis B (HBV) dropped to just under 1%...
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WHO statement on heated tobacco products and the US FDA decision regarding IQOS

By admin  /  July 28, 2020
WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC)...
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European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval of the dapivirine ring for HIV prevention for women in high HIV burden settings

By admin  /  July 25, 2020
<p>The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced today that its human medicines committee (CHMP) provided a positive benefit-risk opinion on the...
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Amid continued progress, trachoma elimination programmes set their sights on 2030

By admin  /  July 25, 2020
Almost two decades of global work has drastically reduced the number of people at risk of blindness from trachoma from...
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New estimates show worldwide fall in unintended pregnancies since 1990-1994

By admin  /  July 23, 2020
<h2>Women in poorest countries at greater risk of unintended pregnancy and lack access to safe and legal abortion care services</h2><p>New...
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Call for expressions of interest: Systematic reviews on dose optimization of the first-line TB medicines

By admin  /  July 23, 2020
<p><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Programme has initiated a process for the collection and assessment of evidence on...
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New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response

By admin  /  July 23, 2020
Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to...
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