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12 Dec 2018

World Health Organization

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 estimates from leading experts also indicate that the value of health gains from climate action would be approximately double the cost of mitigation policies at global level, and the benefit-to-cost ratio is even higher in countries such as China...

12 Dec 2018

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12 Dec 2018

World Health Organization

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 status report on road safety 2018 highlights that road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of children and young people aged 5-29 years.&nbsp; Read the full article here.

12 Dec 2018

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28 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

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 discussions bring together experts to develop knowledge, share best practices and country case studies on the focused thematic area of NCD prevention and control. Read more here.

28 Nov 2018

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21 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

Join us for a Zero Hunger future

21 Nov 2018

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21 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

Using evidence to inform nutrition policies - eLENA

21 Nov 2018

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21 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

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

21 Nov 2018

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11 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

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 GCM/NCD Participants, including all Member States, UN Agencies, funds, programmes and organizations, as well as non-State actors (NGOs, academic institutions, philanthropic foundations and business associations) “to meet face-to-face to faci...

11 Nov 2018

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05 Nov 2018

World Health Organization

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 linked to the environment. New environmental threats have emerged in recent decades, including climate change and rapid and unplanned urbanization.&nbsp; Read the full article here.

05 Nov 2018

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29 Oct 2018

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 development at serious risk. Tragically, many of them die: WHO estimates that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air. &nbsp; A new WHO report on Air pollution and child health: Prescribing...

29 Oct 2018

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24 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

Women’s meaningful participation in peace—where are the barriers and what can be done?

Building and sustaining peace needs women’s voice and leadership. When women are included in peace processes, peace agreements are more likely to last for 15 years or more. Yet, just two years shy of the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council resolution 1325, which placed women’s meaningful participation at the heart of peacebuilding, conflict prevention and recovery, the role of women co...

24 Oct 2018

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24 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

New global commitment to primary health care for all at Astana conference

Countries around the world today agreed to the Declaration of Astana, vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving universal health coverage. The Declaration of Astana reaffirms the historic 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata, the first time world leaders committed to primary health care. Read the full article here. &nbsp;

24 Oct 2018

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22 Oct 2018

World Health Organization

Countries of the Americas to renew their commitment to primary health care in a bid to achieve universal health

The Global Conference on Primary Health Care, hosted by the government of Kazakhstan, WHO, and UNICEF will take place on 25-26 October in Astana, Kazakhstan Washington D.C, 22 October 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Delegations from Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will renew their commitment to primary health care (PHC) this week, as a vital part of achieving universal health and...

22 Oct 2018

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