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A New WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage

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Écrit par WHO | 27 Juin 2019

27 June 2019 - WHO announced today the appointment of Professor Keizo Takemi as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage.


Professor Takemi is an internationally renowned advocate on global health and development. He was the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1998-1999 and the Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan in 2006-2007. As the son of...

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Eliminating trachoma: WHO announces sustained progress with hundreds of millions of people no longer at risk of infection

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Écrit par WHO | 27 Juin 2019

Maputo ¦ Geneva ¦ 27 June 2019 The number of people at risk of trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness – has fallen from 1.5 billion in 2002 to just over 142 million in 2019, a reduction of 91%, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.

New data presented today at the 22nd meeting of the WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020...

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Informations de l’IRSN sur les mesures de tritium dans la Loire

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Écrit par IRSN | 20 Juin 2019

altLe 18 juin 2019, l’ACRO a rendu publics les résultats d’une campagne de mesure citoyenne de la radioactivité sur le bassin versant de la Loire. Elle attire l’attention du public sur le niveau élevé d’une des mesures du tritium faite dans la Loire (310 Bq/L) et sur la présence de tritium dans l’eau du robinet prélevée régulièrement à Châtellerault.

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WHO flags "critical funding gap” amidst call for all political parties to join the fight against Ebola

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Écrit par WHO | 20 Juin 2019

19 June 2019, Geneva—The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will only end with bipartisan political cooperation and community ownership, according to the World Health Organization’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He was speaking to Member States in Geneva after returning from a visit to DRC, where he reviewed the health response and met with...

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In the face of slow progress, WHO offers a new tool and sets a target to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance

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Écrit par WHO | 18 Juin 2019

Geneva, 18 June 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a global campaign urging governments to adopt a tool to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, adverse events and costs.

The AWaRe tool was developed by the WHO Essential Medicines List to contain rising resistance and make antibiotic use safer and more effective. It classifies antibiotics into three...

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Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 June 2019

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Écrit par WHO | 18 Juin 2019

The meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) took place on Friday, 14 June 2019, from 12:00 to 17:00 Geneva time (CEST).

Context and Discussion

The Committee expressed its deep concern about the ongoing outbreak, which...

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New study finds no link between HIV infection and contraceptive methods

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Écrit par WHO | 13 Juin 2019

GENEVA, 13 June 2019: A large clinical research study conducted in four African countries found no significant difference in risk of HIV infection among women using one of three highly effective, reversible contraceptive methods.

Published today in the Lancet, the study showed that each method had high levels of safety and effectiveness in preventing pregnancy, with all methods...

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Confirmation of case of ebola virus disease in Uganda

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Écrit par WHO | 12 Juin 2019

Kampala, 11 June 2019 - The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda. Although there have been numerous previous alerts, this is the first confirmed case in Uganda during the Ebola outbreak on-going in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The confirmed case is a 5-year-old child from the Democratic...

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The Lancet: One in five people living in an area affected by conflict has a mental health condition

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Écrit par WHO | 12 Juin 2019

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlight need for increased, sustained investment in the development of mental health services in areas affected by conflict.

One in five people (22%) living in an area affected by conflict has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, and about 9% of conflict-affected populations have a...

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