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Panama to host world conference on tobacco control

Published on: January 25, 2024
00:15

Panama, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities confirmed that Panama will host the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) in February.

WHO to debate over 40 health issues with global impact

Published on: January 22, 2024
16:25

Geneva, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Over 40 impacting issues on global health will be debated this week during the 154th Executive Board Session of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO affirms a ceasefire as the only way out for Gaza’s catastrophe

Published on: January 18, 2024
08:19

United Nations, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The most critical need for the inhabitants of Gaza is a ceasefire, the rest of the efforts only address daily difficulties, according to an official WHO source.

WHO launches appeal for 1.5B dollars for key emergencies in 2024

Published on: January 15, 2024
17:19

Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched an appeal for US$ 1.5 billion to protect the health of the most vulnerable populations in 41 emergencies around the globe in 2024.

WHO reports increased Covid-19 cases in December 2023

Published on: January 10, 2024
16:33

Geneva, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Data shared by nearly 50 nations have shown a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in December 2023, in addition to exceeding 10,000 deaths, the WHO informed Wednesday.

Covid-19 infections surge in 52 percent worldwide – WHO

Published on: January 6, 2024
12:43

Geneva, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 infections increased by 52% worldwide in four weeks and trend is expected to continue to grow during northern winter, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

WHO reported emergency responses in 2023

Published on: January 2, 2024
09:29

Geneva, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Regarding health, 2023 began with the response to a major earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and ended with the terrible war in Gaza, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in its annual summary.

Hunger and more food wastage, global contrast – UN

Published on: December 29, 2023
17:05

Geneva, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) A third of food produced around the world ends up in waste and over three billion people lack conditions to afford a healthy diet, the United Nations reported on Friday.

The world must prepare for the next pandemic – WHO Chief

Published on: December 27, 2023
16:06

United Nations, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Wednesday said the world must be ready for the next pandemic, and also act on the basis of lessons learned from Covid-19.

2023 a year of milestones, challenges in global public health – WHO

Published on: December 26, 2023
16:36

Geneva, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) WHO on Tuesday described 2023 as a year of "milestones and challenges in global public health", among them the end of the Covid-19 pandemic and the M-POX outbreak no longer represented a global health emergency.

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