Écrit par WHO | 07 Février 2020

US$675 million needed for new coronavirus preparedness and response global plan Urgent support needed to protect vulnerable countries from outbreak

5 February 2020 ¦ Geneva: To fight further spread of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China and globally, and protect states with weaker health systems, the international community has launched a US$675 million preparedness and...

Écrit par WHO | 04 Février 2020

The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 146th session in Geneva, has re-appointed Dr Matshidiso Moeti for a second term as WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr Hans Kluge as Regional Director for Europe in his first term.

Re-election of the Regional Director for Africa

“I am greatly honoured to have been appointed to serve a second term as the WHO Regional Director for...

Écrit par WHO | 04 Février 2020

GENEVA, 4 February 2020----The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. The greatest increase (an estimated 81%) in new cases will occur in low- and middle-income countries, where survival...

Écrit par WHO | 22 Janvier 2020

GENEVA 20 January 2020---- World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will convene an Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations (IHR). The Committee will meet on Wednesday, 22 January 2020, in Geneva to ascertain whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, and...