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Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Écrit par WHO | 05 Mai 2019

4 April 2019 - This past week saw a marked increase in the number of Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the last 21 days (13 March to 2 April 2019), 57 health areas within 12 health zones reported new cases; 42% of the 135 health areas affected to date (Table 1 and Figure 2). During this period, a total of 172 confirmed cases were reported from...

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WHO Ebola responder killed in attack on the Boutembo hospital

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Écrit par WHO | 25 Avril 2019

19 April 2019 - Today, Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, an epidemiologist deployed by WHO in the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was killed in an attack on Butembo University Hospital. Two other persons were injured in the attack but are believed to be in a stable condition.

“I and all of WHO are deeply saddened by the loss of our...

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To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more : New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age

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Écrit par WHO | 25 Avril 2019

24 April 2019 | GENEVA: Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). “Achieving health for all means doing what is best for health right from the beginning of...

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WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions

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Écrit par WHO | 18 Avril 2019

17 April 2019 - WHO today released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and essential services.

“Harnessing the power of digital technologies is essential for achieving universal health coverage,” says WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

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At WHO Forum on Medicines, Countries & Civil Society Push for Greater Transparency & Fairer Prices

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Écrit par WHO | 14 Avril 2019

WHO to continue to facilitate countries’ information-sharing to improve transparency on prices

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — At a global forum on fair pricing and access to medicines, delegates from governments and civil society organizations called for greater transparency around the cost of research and development as well as production of medicines, to allow buyers to negotiate more...

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Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps

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Écrit par WHO | 04 Avril 2019

GENEVA- 4 April 2019. Women outlive men everywhere in the world – particularly in wealthy countries. The World Health Statistics 2019 – disaggregated by sex for the first time – explains why.
Where women can access health services, maternal deaths decrease, lengthening women’s life expectancy.In many circumstances, men access health care less than women.Men are much more likely to die...

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Two years since world-largest outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea and cholera, Yemen witnessing another sharp increase in reported cases with number of deaths continuing to increase

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Écrit par WHO | 31 Mars 2019

From Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa and Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

MUSCAT / AMMAN / CAIRO, 26 March 2019 – “In Yemen, since the beginning of the year until 17 March, nearly 109 000 cases of severe acute watery diarrhoea and suspected cholera were reported with 190 total associated deaths since...

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South Sudan launches Yellow Fever vaccination campaign to stop outbreak in Sakure, Nzara county Gbudue State

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Écrit par WHO | 28 Mars 2019

Yambio, 25 March 2019 – The Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched a reactive yellow fever (YF) vaccination campaign in Sakure, Nzara County Gbudue State to vaccinate 19 578 individuals aged 9 months to 65 years against YF.

The vaccination campaign follows the declaration of a yellow fever outbreak on 29 November 2019, where a...

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WHO expert panel paves way for strong international governance on human genome editing

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Écrit par WHO | 20 Mars 2019

19 March 2019 I Geneva – The World Health Organization’s new advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing has agreed to work towards a strong international governance framework in this area.

“Gene editing holds incredible promise for health, but it also poses some risks, both ethically and medically. This committee is a...

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