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Highlights
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WHO condemns reported attacks using ambulances as weapons targeting civilians in Tikrit and Samarra, Iraq
November 2016 – WHO received reports of suicide bombers driving ambulances, killing more than 20 people and injuring dozens more at a checkpoint in Tikrit and a car park in Samarra. The reported use of medical vehicles as weapons threatens the ability to deliver health care and urgent medical services.
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African leaders recognize importance of preventing and managing health emergencies on One Health Day
November 2016 – On the inaugural One Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling attention to the importance of using the One Health approach in order to more successfully prevent and manage public health emergencies and threats. One Health is an approach to designing health systems and services in ways that account for the link between human, animal and environmental health.
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New WHO/Europe report calls for urgent action to protect children from digital marketing of food
November 2016 – For the first time, researchers and health experts have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the concerning situation in the WHO European Region of digital marketing to children of foods high in fats, salt and sugars.
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Trachoma: WHO-led alliance awarded for saving the sight of millions
October 2016 – The WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by the year 2020 (GET2020) has been awarded the Global Partnership Award by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. The award is in recognition of the remarkable work accomplished by the Alliance in implementing the WHO-recommended SAFE strategy.
What we do
Health emergencies programme
WHO Health Emergencies Programme delivers rapid, predictable, and comprehensive support to countries and communities as they prepare for, face or recover from emergencies caused by any type of hazard to human health, whether disease outbreaks, natural or man-made disasters or conflicts.
Zika virus and complications
After a spike in cases of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Zika virus, WHO declared a public health emergency.
Commentaries
Disease outbreak news
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia
31 October 2016 -
Monkeypox in Central African Republic
13 October 2016 -
Wild polio and vaccine derived polio in Nigeria
6 October 2016 -
Rift Valley fever in Niger
29 September 2016
Events
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week
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9th Global Conference on Health Promotion
21–24 November 2016 -
International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
1-2 December 2016
Tweets from WHO
Tweets about "from:who"Stories from countries
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From a warehouse in Dubai to a hospital in Haiti: a journey of lifesaving supplies
25 October 2016 -
Early warnings on disease outbreaks help guide WHO’s response in north eastern Nigeria
20 October 2016 -
WHO supports the response to crisis in north-eastern Nigeria
7 October 2016 -
Treating cardiovascular disease in Barbados
29 September 2016