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Ten threats to global health in 2019

The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing reports of..

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31 Jan 2019

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Health literacy as a lever to prevent and control NCDs – workshop in Portugal

WHO/Europe and a group of Member States have organized a workshop for developing, implementing and evaluating health literacy initiatives across the WHO Euro..

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14 Jan 2019

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New e-learning platform focusing on nutrition knowledge launched by WHO and from UN sister agencies.

In order to alleviate the massive global burden of suffering and unfulfilled potential resulting from all forms of malnutrition, Member States of the United ..

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09 Jan 2019

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Health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals

Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone. The latest esti..

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12 Dec 2018

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New WHO report highlights insufficient progress to tackle lack of safety on the world's roads

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffic deaths continue to rise, with an annual 1.35 million fatalities. The WHO Global st..

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12 Dec 2018

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GCM/NCD launches new Community of Practice on NCDs and Commercial Determinants of Health

The WHO GCM/NCD has launched a new Community of Practice on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH). These virtual discu..

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28 Nov 2018

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Join us for a Zero Hunger future

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21 Nov 2018

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Using evidence to inform nutrition policies - eLENA

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21 Nov 2018

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UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on NCDs, 2018: Statement by President Vázquez of Uruguay

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Videos

21 Nov 2018

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The General Meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD Summary

The General Meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) provided an opportunity for the ..

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11 Nov 2018

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Health and environment: shaping a better future together in Africa

African ministers of health and environment discuss how to turn health and environmental policies into action. In the African region, 23% of deaths are linke..

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05 Nov 2018

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World Health Organization

More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day

Every day around 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and deve..

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29 Oct 2018

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