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World Health Organization

WHO and International Olympic Committee team up to improve health through sport

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today signed an agreement to work together to promote health through sport ..

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18 May 2020

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World Health Organization

UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19

Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a..

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15 May 2020

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World Health Organization

Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health cond..

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15 May 2020

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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

How Union for International Cancer Control Members are responding to the coronavirus pandemic

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Videos

30 Apr 2020

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World Obesity Federation

People at the Centre: Obesity, COVID-19, and the Patient Perspective

In response to the current ..

Videos

30 Apr 2020

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World Food Programme

WFP Chief warns of hunger pandemic as COVID-19 spreads (Statement to UN Security Council)

Transcript as delivered of remarks by David Beasley, UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director to today’s virtual session of the UN Security Council..

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22 Apr 2020

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World Health Organization

ITU-WHO Joint Statement: Unleashing information technology to defeat COVID-19

The World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with support from UNICEF are set to work with telecommunication companies to t..

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22 Apr 2020

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World Health Organization

WHO to accelerate action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

The harmful use of alcohol causes approximately 3 million deaths every year and the overall burden of disease and injuries attributable to alcohol consumptio..

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14 Apr 2020

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World Health Organization

WHO and Global Citizen announce: 'One World: Together at home' Global Special to support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

In celebration and support of healthcare workers, broadcast to feature real experiences from doctors, nurses and families around the world. Powered by commit..

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07 Apr 2020

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World Health Organization

#BeActive for the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in supporting the #BeActive campaign launched on the UN Internati..

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06 Apr 2020

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Health Action International

Europe's Beating Cancer Plan

Health Action International (HAI) recently provided feedback on the European Commission initiative ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan‘. This initiative aims..

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23 Mar 2020

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World Obesity Federation

World Obesity Day: ‘All countries significantly off track to meet 2025 WHO targets on Obesity’

All countries are worryingly off track to meet the 2025 global targets to which they have committed, despite just 5 years to go. &nbsp;By 2025, global obesit..

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23 Mar 2020

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