Écrit par WHO | 17 Octobre 2019

The 2011 WHA 64.15 resolution “Cholera mechanisms for control and prevention” requested the WHO Director-General to revitalize the Global Task Force for Cholera Control (GTFCC) and to strengthen WHO’s work in this area, including improved collaboration and coordination among relevant WHO departments and other relevant stakeholders. A revitalization process has been initiated in...

Écrit par WHO | 12 Octobre 2019

Lyon/ Geneva: 10 October 2019---The World Health Organization welcomes new funding commitments made at the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon hosted by the Government of France. The pledges, amounting to USD 14.02 billion will cover a three- year period (2020-2022) to finance the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.

“I welcome the commitment made by so many donors under...

Écrit par WHO | 09 Octobre 2019

9 October 2019 ¦ New evidence from a WHO-led study, published today in the Lancet, shows that more than one-third of women in four lower-income countries experienced mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities. Younger, less-educated women were found to be the most at risk of mistreatment, which can include physical and verbal abuse, stigmatization and discrimination, medical...

Écrit par WHO | 01 Octobre 2019

30 September 2019 - GENEVA -- On the International Day of Older Persons – 1 October – the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a package of tools, including a digital application to help health and social workers provide better care for older people.

The innovative interactive digital application known as WHO ICOPE Handbook App provides practical guidance to address priority...