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Published on December 14, 2017 - 11:25 GMT

Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year

14 December 2017 | Geneva - Up to 650 000 deaths annually are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza, according to new estimates by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC), the World Health Organization …

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Published on December 13, 2017 - 20:02 GMT

World Bank and WHO: Half the world lacks access to essential health services, 100 million still pushed into extreme poverty ...

13 December 2017 | Tokyo - At least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and WHO. And each year, large numbers of households are being pushed into poverty because they must …

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Published on December 10, 2017 - 20:09 GMT

Health is a fundamental human right

“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition”. Almost 70 years after these words were adopted in the …

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Published on December 8, 2017 - 11:49 GMT

Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak

8 December 2017 | Geneva - Uganda has successfully controlled an outbreak of Marburg virus disease and prevented its spread only weeks after it was first detected, the World Health Organization said on Friday (December 8). “Uganda has led an exemplary …

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Published on December 8, 2017 - 11:49 GMT

Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak

8 December 2017 | Geneva - Uganda has successfully controlled an outbreak of Marburg virus disease and prevented its spread only weeks after it was first detected, the World Health Organization said on Friday (December 8). “Uganda has led an exemplary …

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Published on December 7, 2017 - 13:30 GMT

Dementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years

7 December 2017 | Geneva - As the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to triple from 50 million to 152 million by 2050. "Nearly 10 million people develop dementia each year, 6 million of them in low- and …

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Published on December 6, 2017 - 20:59 GMT

Diphtheria is spreading fast in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

6 December 2017 | Geneva - Diphtheria is rapidly spreading among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, WHO warned today. More than 110 suspected cases, including 6 deaths, have been clinically diagnosed by health partners, including Médecins Sans …

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Published on December 3, 2017 - 13:17 GMT

Improving the lives of people with disability – the role of data

3 December 2017 | Geneva - Gloria Cerón knows disability is an important issue all over the world, particularly in her own country of Chile. But through a WHO-backed initiative, she and her colleagues at Chile’s National Disability Service have developed …

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Published on December 2, 2017 - 20:21 GMT

United Nations leaders call on the Saudi-led coalition to fully lift blockade of Yemeni Red Sea ports

2 December 2017 | GENEVA/ROME/NEW YORK - The partial lifting of the blockade of Yemen’s Red Sea ports by the Saudi-led coalition in recent days is allowing humanitarian organizations to resume the provision of life-saving assistance to people in desperate …

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Published on December 2, 2017 - 11:24 GMT

1.4 million vaccines from global stockpile support yellow fever control in Nigeria

1 December 2017 | Geneva - The International Coordinating Group (ICG) on vaccine provision for yellow fever has provided 1.4 million vaccine doses for an immunization campaign that starts on Saturday (2 December) to help control an ongoing yellow fever …

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Published on December 1, 2017 - 11:45 GMT

World AIDS Day 2017

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 evolved over the years, it has been the …

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Published on November 29, 2017 - 11:22 GMT

Global response to malaria at crossroads

29 November 2017 | Geneva - After unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017. There were an estimated 5 million more malaria cases in 2016 than in 2015. Malaria deaths stood at around …

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Published on November 28, 2017 - 19:52 GMT

1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified

28 November 2017 | Geneva - An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from WHO. This means that people are taking medicines that fail to treat or …

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Published on November 28, 2017 - 11:15 GMT

WHO delivers medicines as diphtheria spreads in Yemen

27 November 2017 | Sana'a - WHO has delivered medicines to tackle an outbreak of diphtheria in Yemen, warning that sustained humanitarian access is critical to stopping its spread. The shipment of 1,000 vials of life-saving anti-toxins and 17 tonnes of …

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Published on November 27, 2017 - 21:19 GMT

Madagascar’s plague epidemic is slowing, but we must sustain the response

27 November 2017 | ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR - Madagascar’s unprecedented outbreak of pneumonic plague is slowing down but the response must be sustained, WHO cautioned on Monday (November 27). “The worst of the outbreak is over, but we must stand ready to …

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Published on November 17, 2017 - 19:40 GMT

New global commitment to end tuberculosis

17 November 2017 | MOSCOW/GENEVA - Today 75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement came at the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Tuberculosis in the Sustainable Development Era: A …

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Published on November 16, 2017 - 19:27 GMT

UN leaders appeal for immediate lifting of humanitarian blockade in Yemen – lives of millions are at risk

16 November 2017 | GENEVA/ROME/NEW YORK - While the Saudi-led military coalition has partially lifted the recent blockade of Yemen, closure of much of the country’s air, sea and land ports is making an already catastrophic situation far worse. The space …

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Published on November 14, 2017 - 19:38 GMT

WHO welcomes appointment of new Executive Director of the Global Fund

14 November 2017 | GENEVA - WHO welcomes the appointment of Peter Sands as the new Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Peter Sands will bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the Global Fund and help the …

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Published on November 14, 2017 - 19:29 GMT

Statement of the 15th IHR Emergency Committee regarding the international spread of poliovirus

The fifteenth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the Director-General on 14 November 2017 at WHO headquarters with members, advisers …

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Published on November 12, 2017 - 21:33 GMT

Launch of special initiative to address climate change impact on health in Small Island Developing States

12 November 2017 | Bonn, Germany - Today, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), WHO, in collaboration with the UN Climate Change secretariat and in partnership with the Fijian Presidency of the twenty-third Conference of the Parties ( …

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