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World AIDS Day: Equalize to end the AIDS epidemic

World AIDS Day: Equalize to end the AIDS epidemic

30 November 2022  Statement SEARO By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia On World…

December 1, 2022
WHO urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide 29 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland Reading time: 1 min (381 words) Injuries and violence take the lives of some 12 000 people around the world each day. As reflected in a new World Health Organization report, Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, 3 of the top 5 causes of death among people aged 5–29 years are injury related, namely road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide. In addition to those, injury related killers are drowning, falls, burns and poisoning, among others. Of the 4.4 million annual injury related deaths, roughly 1 in 3 of these deaths result from road traffic crashes, 1 in 6 from suicide, 1 in 9 from homicide and 1 in 61 from war and conflict. “People living in poverty are significantly more likely to suffer an injury than the wealthy,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “The health sector has a major role in addressing these health inequities and in preventing injuries and violence, through collecting data, developing policies, providing services and programming for prevention and care, building capacities, and advocating for greater attention to underserved communities.” Many effective and low-cost interventions are available. For example, in Spain, setting the default speed limit for cities at 30 kilometres per hour is improving road safety; in Viet Nam, providing swimming training is preventing drowning; and in the Philippines, legislation to raise the age of sexual consent from 12 years to 16, in a bid to protect minors from sexual violence, is bringing positive change. However, in most countries, political will and investment are lacking as measures are not in place in sufficient levels. “Accelerated action is needed to avoid this unnecessary suffering of millions of families every year,” notes Dr Etienne Krug, Director of the Department for the Social Determinants of Health, WHO. “We know what needs to be done, and these effective measures must be brought to scale across countries and communities to save lives.” The WHO report is being released during the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, currently taking place in Adelaide, Australia. This event provides an opportunity for the world’s leading injury and violence prevention researchers and practitioners to continue to advocate for evidence-based measures to prevent injuries and violence. This report also highlighted the prevention measures and available WHO technical guidance that can support decisions for scaling up prevention efforts.

WHO urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide

29 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland Injuries and violence take the lives of some 12 000 people around…

November 29, 2022
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease "mpox"

WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease

28 November 2022  News release Geneva, Switzerland Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin…

November 28, 2022
Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat

Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat

23 November 2022 Joint News Release Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

November 24, 2022
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020

Quadripartite launches a new platform to tackle antimicrobial resistance threat to human and animal health and ecosystems

The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform was launched today to ensure the growing threats and impacts of antimicrobial resistance are…

November 23, 2022
World Antibiotic Awareness Week

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Prevent antimicrobial resistance together

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Prevent antimicrobial resistance together By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia.…

November 18, 2022
WHO releases first data on global vaccine market since COVID-19

WHO releases first data on global vaccine market since COVID-19

9 November 2022  News release (WHO) WHO’s Global Vaccine Market Report 2022, shows that inequitable distribution is not unique to…

November 14, 2022
FRACTIONAL DOSE OF INACTIVATED POLIO VACCINE-FIPV

Revised Schedule of Fractional doses of the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV)

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), DoHS, FWD has updated the schedule of Fractional Dose of Inactivated…

November 10, 2022
Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations

Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations

6 November 2022 News release Geneva, Switzerland and Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt (WHO) On the eve of the pivotal…

November 6, 2022
The Global status report on physical activity 2022

WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report

The Global status report on physical activity 2022 19 October 2022 News release Geneva Almost 500 million people will develop…

October 27, 2022