Écrit par WHO | 14 Juin 2017

13 June 2017 | GENEVA - World Health Organization Director-General elect, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed contributions and pledges of US$1.2 billion for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The pledges were made at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta, USA which is being attended by 32 000 Rotarians from around the world.

“It is humbling to see again the power of this incredible...

Écrit par WHO | 13 Juin 2017

WHO Director-General elect, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in the United States of America 12-17 June  to share his vision for the World Health Organization with global leaders, before taking up his new position on 1 July.

Over five days Dr Tedros will meet with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Jim Kim, World Bank Group President; Anthony Lake, UNICEF...

Écrit par WHO | 09 Juin 2017

8 June 2017 | SANA'A - The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101 820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017. Worst affected are the country’s most vulnerable: children under the age of 15 account for 46% of cases, and those aged over 60 represent 33% of fatalities.

WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are honing in on areas reporting the...

Écrit par WHO | 07 Juin 2017

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners rapidly and effectively coordinate the response to Ebola

M6 June 2017 Multidisciplinary teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are faced with numerous challenges as they respond to an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the remote, forested regions in the northern part of the country - impassable roads, limited...